Fay Miller

Fay Miller
AM
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Katherine
In office
4 October 2003 – 21 July 2008
Preceded byMike Reed
Succeeded byWillem Westra van Holthe
Personal details
Born(1947-04-08)8 April 1947
Ceduna, South Australia
Died1 April 2023(2023-04-01) (aged 75)
Darwin, Northern Territory
Political partyCountry Liberal Party

Christina Fay Miller AM (8 April 1947 – 1 April 2023) was an Australian politician. She was the Country Liberal Party member for Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2008.

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
2003–2005 9th Katherine Country Liberal
2005–2008 10th Katherine Country Liberal

Miller was born in South Australia, moving to Katherine in 1989. In South Australia she had worked in clerical positions and in Katherine she was an office manager before she and her husband purchased Red Gum Tourist Park. In 2003 she was elected to the Assembly in a by-election following Mike Reed's resignation. She was deputy leader of the CLP for a period and served on the front bench. In 2006 she was involved in a car accident and sustained serious injuries, which was a contributing factor towards her retirement in 2008.[1] In March 2012, she was elected the new mayor of Katherine.

In the 2021 Australia Day Honours Miller was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to local government, to tourism, and to the community of Katherine".[2]

Miller died from primary myelofibrosis on 1 April 2023, at the age of 75.[3]

  1. ^ Green, Antony (2008). "Retiring MPs". 2008 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Mrs Christina Fay Miller". It's An Honour. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Former NT politician Fay Miller dies after years-long cancer battle". ABC News. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.