Hon. Peter Collins This is Me

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1. 1. Defence White Paper - Biographies

   www.defence.gov.au/whitepaper/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/13/2008   Last Visited: 7/13/2008

   Peter retired from the Army in 2003 and formed a private company, Peter Abigail & Associates Pty Limited, specialising in strategic consultancy services before taking up his position as Director.
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   Peter is an Independent Director of HOSTPLUS, the superannuation fund for the Hospitality industry.
   
   He is also currently Chairman of the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, the Cancer Institute of NSW, and St John Ambulance (NSW) as well as serving on the boards of Macquarie Generation and the Workers Compensation Insurance Fund Investment Board (NSW).
   
   He was an ABC-TV journalist and practiced at the NSW Bar prior to his election to the NSW Parliament in 1981 at which time he chaired the Defence & Foreign Affairs Committee of the Liberal Party (NSW).He held several Ministerial portfolios including Treasurer, Attorney , General, and Health and the Arts after which he became Leader of the Opposition.He stood down from the NSW Parliament after 22 years at the 2003 election.
   
   He has maintained an active interest in Defence matters throughout his life and has been an officer in both Army (1964-9) and Navy (since 1975) Reserves.He was Honorary Colonel of the elite 1st Commando Regiment and wrote its regimental history "Strike Swiftly" (published in 2005).After more than a decade as a naval intelligence officer, he transferred to the Navy's legal branch in 1992.
   
   Peter Collins was promoted to Commander and awarded the Reserve Force Decoration in 1994 and has twice been the RAN's acting Fleet Legal Officer as well as working as an Inquiry officer.He led a tri-service ADF legal team deployed to Iraq in 2007 serving with the Law & Order Task Force in Baghdad.His current posting is Director Naval Reserve Support ,NSW.
   
   Peter holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Sydney.He is also the author of "The Bear Pit" about his experiences in the NSW Parliament and has written Defence articles for "The Australian" and "The Australian Financial Review".He is a member of the Australia Defence Association.

2. 2. www.urc.org.uk

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   Published on: 4/14/2008   Last Visited: 6/12/2008

   As we approach Fairtrade Fortnight, 26th February - 11th March, Peter Collins reminds us why fair trade is important
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   ‘Without the churches there wouldn't be a fair trade movement, or not one as large as we see now,' says Peter Collins, who heads Traidcraft's church relations. ‘The fact that fair trade is now so conspicuous in mainstream retailing is due, largely, to the years of loyal support and patient - and persistent - campaigning by the church groups and individual Christians who saw the obvious connection between the Gospel call to seek justice for the poor, and the practical response which fair trade offers.
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   ‘At Traidcraft we have always given priority to that nurturing and developing role but, to be blunt about it, we need people to keep on buying our products and donating to our charity to make it possible,' says Peter.
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   Kenya, Sri Lanka and India, through its tea purchases. ‘We have scores of stories of lives changed for the better, of hopes realized, of better futures in prospect, thanks to fair trade,' says Peter.
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   Peter Collins is the Church Relations Manager at Traidcraft

3. 3. The Traidcraft Board

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   Published on: 10/29/2006   Last Visited: 10/29/2006

   Peter CollinsPeter Collins (plc) A journalist by background, Peter has worked at Traidcraft since 1995 and is the Public Relations Manager.He has served as Chair of the Traidcraft Staff Association, Chair of BAFTS and has been an area committee member of the North Eastern and Cumbria Co-op.Peter was appointed by the staff in September 2004 for a two-year term of office.