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Hailes, Gerda

Occupation
Christian counsellor

Summary

Gerda Hailes is a committed Christian who ran for the Christian Democrat Party in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wyong.

Details

Gerda Hailes migrated to Australia from Holland with her family in 1959. She lived first in Sydney and then on the Central Coast since 1986.

She has taught scripture at primary school, Sunday school and to a Ladies Bible Study class. She has also been involved in her local Community Centre, teaching handwork in an outreach program.

She completed a Christian counselling course and since 2001 has been engaged in private counselling practice.

Sources used to compile this entry: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/33991/20030318/www.christiandemocratic.org.au/fed/03 (accessed 5 June 2005).

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Annette Alafaci

Created: 30 January 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2006

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