Career
Flowers was a teacher at Belmore Boys" High School for over 20 years. He served as a Councillor on Kogarah Council between 1999 until 2004, and then Rockdale Council since 2004, where he served as Deputy Mayor and then Mayor. In 2011, Flowers contested the normally safe Labor seat of Rockdale in the Street George-Kogarah district.
Frank Sartor who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced his retirement from politics after holding the seat for 8 years.