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Chan, Polly

Occupation
Public relations professional

Summary

Polly Chan is a concerned and active citizen. She ran as an Independent in the 1999 elections to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kogarah, then as a Unity Party candidate in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Port Jackson.

Details

Polly Chan has worked in the fields of radio and public relations. She has been involved in fund raising for bushfires and drought victims, and has organised many cultural activities for the City of Sydney Council.

Sources used to compile this entry: Ephemera on NSW State and local elections, Box 9, & 12, Mitchell Library collection, State Library of NSW, Sydney.

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Annette Alafaci

Created: 12 December 2005, Last modified: 12 June 2009

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