Global Information Lookup Global Information

Jeff McCloy information


Jeff McCloy
Lord Mayor of Newcastle
In office
8 September 2012 – 17 August 2014
DeputyBrad Luke
Preceded byJohn Tate
Succeeded byNuatali Nelmes
Personal details
BornBelmont, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle
OccupationChairman, McCloy Group
Engineer

Jeffrey Raymond McCloy is an Australian property developer, who served Lord Mayor of Newcastle between 2012 and 2014. Before entering politics, he ran his own construction company, which built John Hunter Hospital. In 2008 he won the Hunter Business Chamber 2008 Business Person of the Year, and in 2009 he won the City of Newcastle Medal.[1]

McCloy campaigned for the removal the rail line through the centre of Newcastle and, despite being nominally an independent, supported Liberal candidates in the Council ward elections.[2] Polling day in 2012 was marked by controversy when the running mate of an opposing candidate switched sides to support McCloy.[2]

In 2012, McCloy met the then Opposition Leader (and future Prime Minister of Australia) Tony Abbott to discuss the future of the Newcastle CBD.[3] In 2013, he held a joint press conference with Abbott and Newcastle victims of the Bali bombings in support of Abbott's proposed legislation to assist victims of terrorism overseas.[4]

McCloy opposed rainbow crossings in support of Gay rights, referring to them as "nonsense", and used council resources to remove them, despite claims they did not breach any laws. After Lake Macquarie and Cessnock councils expressed support for the rainbow crossings, McCloy attacked Cessnock as a "bloody mess" and threatened to arrange for Lake Macquarie City Council chambers to be "chalked with half a ton of chalk".[5]

McCloy appeared at a hearing of the Independent Commission Against Corruption 14 August 2014 relating to Operation Spicer, an investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct in relation to the 2011 elections in New South Wales.[6] He was recalled to give further evidence on Friday 12 September 2014.[7]

Tim Owen, the Liberal member for Newcastle, and Andrew Cornwell, the Liberal member for Charlestown, each admitted accepting amounts of $10,000 from McCloy. As a result, both Owen and Cornwell resigned from parliament on 12 August 2014.

On 17 August 2014, McCloy resigned as Lord Mayor of Newcastle, effective immediately. He said his resignation was due to ongoing controversy over his appearance before the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which he said "may effect [sic] the proper functioning" of Newcastle City Council.The subsequent by-election was won by Nuatali Nelmes.[8]

In 2015, McCloy's attempts to overturn part of a New South Wales Act of Parliament, enacted to prevent developers from making political donations, were rejected by the High Court of Australia.[9] The case was significant in Australian constitutional law, as it clarified the extent to which the Constitution of Australia provides an implied freedom of political communication, and expanded on the proportionality test developed in Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Newcastle Lord Mayor". Newcastle.NSW.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "McCloy to be Mayor". Newcastle Star. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Abbot and McCloy talk CBD revitalisation". ABC.net.au.
  4. ^ "TRANSCRIPT: Tony Abbott, Jeff McCloy, Jaimie Abbott media conference". The Newcastle Herald.
  5. ^ "Chalk rainbows a no-go for McCloy". The Newcastle Herald.
  6. ^ "NSW public officials and members of Parliament - allegations concerning soliciting, receiving and concealing payments (Operation Spicer)". ICAC.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018.
  7. ^ McCloy v Latham [2015] NSWSC 1879 at [6], Supreme Court (NSW).
  8. ^ Nicholls, Sean; Gordon, Jason (17 August 2014). "Newcastle mayor Jeff McCloy quits before being pushed". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Former lord mayor Jeff McCloy loses High Court bid to overturn developer donation ban". ABC News. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. ^ McCloy v New South Wales [2015] HCA 34, (2015) 257 CLR 17 (7 October 2015), High Court.
  11. ^ Twomey, Anne (13 October 2015). "Proportionality and the Constitution". Australian Law Reform Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

and 22 Related for: Jeff McCloy information

Request time (Page generated in 0.7984 seconds.)

Jeff McCloy

Last Update:

Jeffrey Raymond McCloy is an Australian property developer, who served Lord Mayor of Newcastle between 2012 and 2014. Before entering politics, he ran...

Word Count : 1718

McCloy

Last Update:

McCloy, MacCloy or MacLoy is a Scottish surname. It is believed to have the same origins as MacLowe and MacLewis. This group of surnames are generally...

Word Count : 438

City of Newcastle

Last Update:

elected at a by-election on 15 November 2014 following the resignation of Jeff McCloy, the former Lord Mayor. The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged...

Word Count : 1874

Nuatali Nelmes

Last Update:

endorsed by former state MP Jodi McKay, but was defeated by developer and conservative independent candidate Jeff McCloy. She stood for the Senate in the...

Word Count : 1440

Sago Mine disaster

Last Update:

On January 18, doctors reported McCloy was showing signs of gradual awakening. On January 25, doctors reported McCloy was emerging from the coma, but...

Word Count : 12553

List of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle

Last Update:

by-election on 15 November 2014. The previous Lord Mayor, Councillor Jeff McCloy (Independent), elected in 2012, resigned on 17 August 2014. Changes compared...

Word Count : 400

2012 New South Wales mayoral elections

Last Update:

(Independent Lake Alliance) − Lake Macquarie, announced March 2012 Genia McCaffery (Independent) − North Sydney, announced 12 June 2012 John Tate (Independent)...

Word Count : 640

2017 New South Wales mayoral elections

Last Update:

after preference distribution. On 17 August 2014, Newcastle lord mayor Jeff McCloy (Independent) resigned following an Independent Commission Against Corruption...

Word Count : 704

Garry Edwards

Last Update:

following the ICAC testimony of Newcastle mayor and property developer Jeff McCloy, who told the Commission he had donated $1,800 cash-in-hand to Edwards'...

Word Count : 375

John Stuart Tate

Last Update:

Newcastle in the 2007 state election but narrowly lost to Labor candidate Jodi McKay, a former NBN Television reporter. Tate re-contested the Lord Mayoral position...

Word Count : 244

Andrew Cornwell

Last Update:

Cornwell has said that before the 2011 election, McCloy, a prominent developer in Newcastle, met him in McCloy's Bentley and gave him the money, which in turn...

Word Count : 1063

Newcastle railway line

Last Update:

Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell from the NSW Legislative Assembly and of Jeff McCloy from his post as Lord Mayor of Newcastle, came at a time of growing public...

Word Count : 1817

Never Trust a Gambler

Last Update:

as Virginia Tom Drake as Sgt. Donovan Jeff Corey as Lou Brecker Myrna Dell as Dolores Rhys Williams as Sgt. McCloy Kathryn Card as Phoebe Never Trust a...

Word Count : 327

Holy Man

Last Update:

of 3.8/10. Its consensus states: "Cloying and unfunny, Holy Man wastes the repartee between Eddie Murphy and Jeff Goldblum on the gospel of toothless...

Word Count : 1062

2024 United States House of Representatives elections

Last Update:

2024. Werner, Jeff (April 3, 2024). "Libertarian Candidate Announces Bid for Bucks Congressional Seat". Patch. Retrieved April 11, 2024. McGowan, Dan (February...

Word Count : 6166

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Last Update:

total was self-funded by McDow $17,500 of this total was self-funded by Quiñones $49,900 of this total was self-funded by McCloy Key: A – all adults RV...

Word Count : 7246

Ryan Gosling

Last Update:

from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2023. Sneider, Jeff (July 17, 2020). "Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Russos Team for Netflix Movie...

Word Count : 10819

Jefferson Davis

Last Update:

McPherson 2014, pp. 192–199. Woodworth 1990, pp. 286–290. Cooper 2000, pp. 503, 507. McPherson 2014, pp. 216–219. McPherson 2014, pp. 187–191. McPherson...

Word Count : 14813

Dev Patel

Last Update:

March 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2013. "New Drama Series The Newsroom starring Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer Debuts 24 June, TVbythenumbers.com, 19 June 2012"...

Word Count : 3862

Scarlett Johansson

Last Update:

Filming, First Plot Details Released". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2024. Leeds, Jeff (April 28, 2007). "Coachella: Scarlett Johansson Joins Jesus and Mary Chain"...

Word Count : 15825

New Town Animals

Last Update:

1998; band members at the time were Nick "Newtown" Wright on vocals, Jeff "Pop" McCloy and Alex Angel on guitar, Steve "Kicks" Poulin on bass and Chuck Renaud...

Word Count : 324

The Long and Winding Road

Last Update:

from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021. Tamarkin, Jeff. "Ray Charles Ray Sings, Basie Swings". AllMusic. Archived from the original...

Word Count : 5940

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net