Russell Bate
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Russell Bate is the Country Alliance
spokesperson; chairs Field and Game Australia
, Majitek Pty Ltd, the Firearms Safety Foundation of Victoria and is a member of the Commonwealth Firearms Advisory Council.
He was the Vice President, Product Sales Operations Group, Asia Pacific for Sun Microsystems
. He was also Chairman of Musica Viva, CR-X, Australian Distributed Incubator an Australian Wine Exchange board member, a Shire of Mansfield councillor; and President of the Jamieson School Council, the Jamieson Community Group and the Jamieson Progress Association.
In addition, he was an ALP
appointed member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
board, member of the ALP associated Chifley Research Centre
's Knowledge Nation
taskforce and a former member of the ALP. He later became one of the founding members of the Country Alliance party.
In 1999 he was awarded the Syd Field Award by the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented to a person, or company, who has shown ongoing commitment to promoting trade between Australia and Israel as well as supporting the activities of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
Country Alliance
The Country Alliance is a minor political party in the state of Victoria, Australia with a focus on "anti-green but pro-environment" policies.-Founding:...
spokesperson; chairs Field and Game Australia
Field and Game Australia
Field and Game Australia , based in Seymour, Victoria is Australia's leading hunting and shotgun target shooting organisation. It also has a background in wetland conservation and preservation....
, Majitek Pty Ltd, the Firearms Safety Foundation of Victoria and is a member of the Commonwealth Firearms Advisory Council.
He was the Vice President, Product Sales Operations Group, Asia Pacific for Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
. He was also Chairman of Musica Viva, CR-X, Australian Distributed Incubator an Australian Wine Exchange board member, a Shire of Mansfield councillor; and President of the Jamieson School Council, the Jamieson Community Group and the Jamieson Progress Association.
In addition, he was an ALP
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
appointed member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
board, member of the ALP associated Chifley Research Centre
Chifley Research Centre
The Chifley Research Centre is the Australian Labor Party's official policy development institute. Many ALP policies are conceived and developed at this centre.-Equivalents:* Liberals: Menzies Research Centre* Nationals: Page Research Centre...
's Knowledge Nation
Knowledge Nation
Knowledge Nation was the education policy of the Australian Labor Party , launched just before the 2001 Federal Election at Victoria University's St Albans campus, by then ALP leader Kim Beazley....
taskforce and a former member of the ALP. He later became one of the founding members of the Country Alliance party.
In 1999 he was awarded the Syd Field Award by the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented to a person, or company, who has shown ongoing commitment to promoting trade between Australia and Israel as well as supporting the activities of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
External links
- Mansfield Shire Council councillor profile
- Majitek Appointment
- Majitek Management
- Country Alliance - Stateline Interview
- Country Alliance Home Page
- On ABC culture - Media Report 2001
- ABC RN interview about the ABC
- Knowledge Nation profile
- Australian IT CR-X story
- Computerworld CR-X story
- Musical piece inspired by Mr Bate
- Australian Wine Exchange story
- Australian Distributed Incubator chairmanship
- 1999 Missing Persons Week media release
- ARN article