Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Corangamite, Victoria, 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: National Disability Insurance Scheme from 23.7.2019.
• House of Representatives Standing: Appropriations and Administration from 22.7.2019.

Parliamentary party positions

• Chairperson of the Australian Labor Party Education, Science, Research and the Arts Caucus Committee from 2019.

Personal

• Born 11.6.1962, Melbourne, Australia
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• (BA) (University of New England).
• (DipEd) (Monash University).
• (BLitt) (Deakin University).
• Grad(AICD) (Australian Institute of Company Directors).
• Cadet journalist at the Geelong Advertiser.
• Secondary school teacher.
• Communications consultant.
• Communications/PR Manager at the Victorian Department of Education.
• Journalist.

Local government service

• Councillor for the Surf Coast Shire from 2008 to 2019.
• Mayor of Surf Coast Shire from 2009 to 2010.
• Mayor of Surf Coast Shire from 2012 to 2013.

Electorate

• Name: Corangamite
• Location: The Division of Corangamite consists of: Borough of Queenscliff Surf Coast Shire Council, part of the Colac Otway Shire Council, part of the Golden Plains Shire Council, and part of the Greater Geelong City Council.
• Area: 5,441 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 111,601 (at 24.6.2019)
• Industries: Tourism, retail, healthcare, agriculture, food production and processing, manufacturing and commercial fishing.

Honours

• Victorian Government media in edication award.