Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Dunkley, Victoria at by-election 2024, vice P Murphy (deceased). Re-elected 2025.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Health, Aged Care and Sport served from 18.3.2024 to 28.3.2025; Health, Aged Care and Disability served from 24.7.2025 to present; Petitions served from 24.7.2025 to 30.7.2025; Petitions served as Chair from 30.7.2025 to present
• Joint Standing: Parliamentary Library served from 12.8.2024 to 28.3.2025; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served from 28.7.2025 to 28.8.2025; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served as Chair from 28.8.2025 to present
• Joint Statutory: Human Rights served from 12.8.2024 to 28.3.2025

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 02.03.2024 to present

Personal

• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• CertRes&ComServices (Chisholm Institute).
• GradCertBusAdmin (Mt Eliza Business School).
• GradDipOrgConsult (RMIT University).
• MBL(OrgChg&Consult) (RMIT University).
• Executive Manager at Connectus on the Premier's Drug Prevention Council from 2005 to 2007.
• Executive Manager at the Jobs Australia Foundation from 2010 to 2015.
• Partnerships Coordinator at Anglicare Victoria from 2015 to 2017.
• Community Support Service Coordinator in Frankston South from 2017 to 2018.
• Manager at Communities for Children from 2018 to 2019.
• Community Change Manager at Family Life from 2019 to 2021.
• Managing Director from 2021 to 2024.
• Manager at the MEGT Foundation from 2022 to 2024.

Electorate

• Name: Dunkley
• Location: The Division of Dunkley consists of: Frankston City Council, and part of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
• Area: 152 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 110,636 (at 6.6.2019)
• Industries: Light industry, commercial and retail.

Honours

• Rotary Group Study Exchange Scholar, 1994.
• Mt Eliza Business School Scholarship, 1995.
• Frankston City Council Community Services Award, 2023.