# Ern Manea

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**Ernest Cosmo Manea**[1] (23 December 1926 – 16 October 2013) was a prominent figure in the city of [Bunbury, Western Australia](/source/Bunbury,_Western_Australia). He was the [mayor](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Bunbury) of [Bunbury](/source/City_of_Bunbury) from 1966 to 1972 and again from 1988 to 1997, making him the city's longest-serving mayor. He worked as a [general practitioner](/source/General_practitioner) and was a patron, board member, chairman or president of over 300 organisations.

## Early life

Manea was born in [Albany, Western Australia](/source/Albany,_Western_Australia), on 23 December 1926.[1][2] He was of Irish and Greek descent.[3] He completed secondary education by the time he was 15, having skipped several years of school.[1]

## Career

Manea studied medicine at the [University of Western Australia](/source/University_of_Western_Australia) and the [University of Adelaide](/source/University_of_Adelaide),[1] and then took an internship at [Royal Perth Hospital](/source/Royal_Perth_Hospital).[1] He moved to [Bunbury, Western Australia](/source/Bunbury,_Western_Australia), on 18 May 1952 to join a medical practice.[2] He became a member of [South Bunbury Football Club](/source/South_Bunbury_Football_Club) and became a life member when he was 30.[1]

He was the [City of Bunbury](/source/City_of_Bunbury)'s[a] longest serving [mayor](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Bunbury).[2][4] His first term as mayor was from 1966 to 1972 and his second term was from 1988 to 1997.[1][5]

He was the inaugural chairman of the [South West Development Commission](/source/South_West_Development_Commission) and served on the boards of [St John of God Hospital Bunbury](/source/St_John_of_God_Hospital_Bunbury), the [TAB](/source/Totalisator_Agency_Board), [GWN7](/source/GWN7), [Landcorp](/source/Landcorp) among others.[2] He had an interest in [harness racing](/source/Harness_racing) which was developed while a medical student in Adelaide. He was the president of the Bunbury Trotting Club, the Western Australia Trotting Association, the [Inter Dominion](/source/Inter_Dominion) Harness Racing Council and the International Trotting Association.[4][5] He was president of South Bunbury Football Club and the Bunbury District Football Association at times.[3][5] Manea lobbied for [Edith Cowan University](/source/Edith_Cowan_University) to establish a campus in Bunbury, and served on its board when it was created in 1986.[3][4] In total, he was a patron or board member of over 300 organisations.[2]

During his career, he was approached by the [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Western_Australian_Division)), [Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_(Western_Australian_Branch)) and [National](/source/National_Party_of_Australia_(WA)) parties to try to get him to stand as a candidate for their parties in state politics, but he declined the offers.[3][4]

In 2002, Manea left the medical practice he had been working at since 1952 to create his own.[1][2][5] He retired in 2010. In total, he had delivered 3,581 babies.[1][2]

## Personal life

Manea married Claudine Beulah "Snookie" Snook, who was a nurse he met in 1952 while at Royal Perth Hospital.[5] She gave birth to two sons.[6] He is also the adoptive father of [Syd Jackson](/source/Syd_Jackson_(footballer,_born_1944)), who was a [Stolen Generations](/source/Stolen_Generations) child living at the [Roelands Aboriginal Mission](/source/Roelands_Aboriginal_Mission). Jackson became a talented footballer, playing for South Bunbury in the [South West Football League](/source/South_West_Football_League), [East Perth](/source/East_Perth_Football_Club) in the [West Australian Football League](/source/West_Australian_Football_League), and [Carlton](/source/Carlton_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League).[4]

A book about Manea's life, *Manea: The Story of a Remarkable Life – the tale of Dr Ern Manea's amazing exploits* by Baden Pratt, was released in November 2012.[7][8]

Manea died in his sleep on 16 October 2013, aged 86. He was survived by his wife, three sons and five grandchildren.[2][6] His wife Snookie died in January 2017.[9] Bunbury Mayor [David Smith](/source/David_Smith_(Western_Australian_politician)) paid tribute to Manea, saying "I do not believe there has been any one in my lifetime who has contributed more to Bunbury and the South West."[2] His funeral took place at [St Patrick's Cathedral, Bunbury](/source/St_Patrick's_Cathedral,_Bunbury), and he was buried at Bunbury Cemetery.[10][1][11]

## Awards and honours

Manea was one of the first recipients of the Local Government Medal.[2]

In the [1985 Australia Day Honours](/source/1985_Australia_Day_Honours), Manea was appointed as a [member of the Order of Australia](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia) for "service to the community of Bunbury and to local government."[12][13] In the [1998 Queen's Birthday Honours](/source/1998_Queen's_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)), he was appointed as an [officer of the Order of Australia](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_Australia) for "service to the community of Bunbury, to local government, to regional planning and development, and to the advancement of the harness racing industry."[14]

In 1997, the City of Bunbury appointed Manea and his wife as [Honorary Freeman of the City](/source/Freedom_of_the_City), the highest honour that a local government can give. They were the first people to be given the honour, and since then, it has been given two more times, to [John Castrilli](/source/John_Castrilli) and Loretta Castrilli in 2017.[15][16]

[Manea Senior College](/source/Manea_Senior_College), which opened in 2009 in the Bunbury suburb of [College Grove](/source/College_Grove,_Western_Australia), is named after Manea and his wife[17] after he accepted an offer from Education and Training Minister [Alan Carpenter](/source/Alan_Carpenter) in 2004 for the school to be named after him.[18]

The match between South Bunbury and [Donnybrook](/source/Donnybrook_Football_Club) in the South West Football League has been known as the Manea Cup since 2014.[19][20]

## Notes

1. Town of Bunbury prior to 1979.[21]

## References

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1. Kennedy, Sharon & Tait, Ron (16 October 2013). ["He gave of himself to an incredible degree: the life of Ern Manea"](https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/10/16/3870605.htm). *ABC Local*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221229151151/https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/10/16/3870605.htm) 29 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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## Further reading

- Pratt, Baden (2012). [*Manea: The Story of a Remarkable Life – the tale of Dr Ern Manea's amazing exploits*](https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3608945). Round House Press. ISBN 9780980610826.

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