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The inaugural Parliamentary service was held at St Andrew's Presbyterian, close to the Parliament on 25 February 1969. [15] Ten clergymen took part in that service, with the organiser, Mervyn Lee, saying "it is right and proper for members of both sides of the Parliament to be drawn together to worship in this way."
Parliament House, Sydney is a group of heritage-listed buildings which houses the Parliament of the state of New South Wales.The main building is located on the east side of Macquarie Street in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.
The Parliament of New South Wales, formally the Legislature of New South Wales, [5] [6] is the bicameral legislative body of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). It consists of the monarch, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house).
NSW: 4 May 1988 Parliament House, Canberra: Canberra: ACT: 9 May 1988 State Library of New South Wales annexe: Sydney: NSW: May 1988 Second session of the fiftieth Parliament of New South Wales: Sydney: NSW: 20 February 1992 Bonython Primary School: Canberra: ACT: 24 February 1992 [2] Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002: Coolum: Qld ...
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the Legislative Assembly, it sits at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the ...
Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is presided over by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Assembly has 93 members, elected by single-member constituency, which are commonly known as seats. Voting is by the optional preferential system. [4] NSW first Legislative Assembly ...
The Legislative Assembly (lower house) is composed of 93 members of parliament, each of whom represents a single electorate. The voting system is preferential . Until the mid-1990s, members of the Assembly served for up to four years, until the Greiner government made terms a fixed length of four years.
St Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Sydney and the mother diocese of Australia. In its physical and spiritual presence it proclaims the faith of the Catholic church. It is primarily a house of sacrament, prayer and worship. It is also a great civic edifice of importance to all the people of Sydney.