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Current Member - for more up-to-date information about Parliamentary appointments etc. check the latest edition of the online Parliamentary Handbook.
Born 4 February 1949 (Prescot, England)
Marriage: Married, 2 children.
Occupation: Businesswoman
Education: Shepparton Girls' Secondary College.
Career: Film processor. Television presenter. Office manager and director, family auto electrical business. Executive Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Assoc. Victoria. Patron, Workplace for Culture Change. Co-patron, Goulburn Valley National Servicemen's Association; Shepparton United Football and Netball Club. Interests: Family, walking, gardening, photography, reading Councillor 1990-94, Shire President 1993-94, Shire of Shepparton. Commissioner, Shire of Campaspe 1994-96.
Party: National Party
Party Note: Sec., Shepparton Branch The Nationals. Conference Delegate, The Nationals.
| House | Electorate | Start * | End * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLC | North Eastern | March 1996 | November 2002 | ||
| MLA | Shepparton | November 2002 |
Inaugural speech
Appointments: Parliamentary representative on La Trobe University Council 1996-97. NP Whip in the LC October 1999-December 2002. Deputy Leader of the NP in the LC March 2001-December 2002. Spokesperson for Local Government, Spokesperson for Planning, Spokesperson for Women's Affairs, Spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs December 2002-February 2008. Spokesperson for Victorian Communities December 2002-December 2006. Spokesperson for the Arts December 2006-February 2008. Shadow Minister for Local Government and Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs since February 2008. Committee Service: Family and Community Development Cttee since 1996 (Deputy Chair since 2003). Library Cttee 1996-2006. Printing Cttee 1999-2002. LA Standing Orders Cttee since 2003.
*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.