Gosford electorate office
| Address | Ms Liesl Tesch, MP, 71 Blackwall Road WOY WOY NSW 2256 |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 4342 4122 |
| Fax | (02) 4341 2368 |
| gosford@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Standing Orders and Procedure Committee | Fri 28 March 2025 | |
| Deputy Government Whip | Tue 18 March 2025 | |
| Member, Joint Standing Committee on Net Zero Future | Thu 20 June 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Communities | Mon 01 May 2023 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Inclusion | Mon 01 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Sat 08 April 2017 | |
| Member for Gosford | Sat 08 April 2017 |
About the Gosford electorate
Includes partially or wholly the following localities and postcodes.
Localities: Bar Point, Blackwall, Booker Bay, Calga, Central Mangrove, Cheero Point, Cogra Bay, East Gosford, Ettalong Beach, Glenworth Valley, Gosford, Greengrove, Gunderman, Horsfield Bay, Kariong, Koolewong, Kulnura, Little Wobby, Lower Mangrove, Mangrove Creek, Mangrove Mountain, Marlow, Mooney Mooney, Mooney Mooney Creek, Mount White, Narara, North Gosford, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Peats Ridge, Phegans Bay, Point Clare, Point Frederick, Somersby, Spencer, Springfield, Tascott, Umina Beach, Wendoree Park, West Gosford, Wondabyne, Woy Woy, Woy Woy Bay, Wyong Creek.
Postcodes: 2083, 2250, 2256, 2257, 2259, 2775
Area: 911.974 square kilometres
Enrolment: 57,028
For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Gosford
Biography
Political party activity
2013 to present, Member, Umina-Ettalong Branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Community activity
Co-Founder and Director, Sport Matters 2011 to 2017.
Ambassador, Sport Matters, 2013 to 2017.
Ambassador, Sailability NSW, 2014 to present.
Ambassador, Fairhaven Services, 2015 to present.
Ambassador, The Primary Club of Australia, 2015 to present.
Ambassador, Waterline Challenge, 2016 to present.
President, Parliamentary Lions Club - 2019 - present
Vice-Chairperson, Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD)
Honours Received
Member of the Order of Australia (AM), The Order of Australia, 26 January 2014.
Sir Roden Cutler Award, The Primary Club of Australia, 2014.
Basketball NSW Hall of Fame, Basketball NSW, 2015.
Member, Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Australia, 2016.
President's Award, Sailing Australia, 2016.
NSW Hall of Champions, Sport NSW, 2023
Sport Australia Hall of Fame, 2024
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Newcastle, 1990.
Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle, 1991.
Occupations
1992 to 2017 NSW Department of Education.
1990 to 2008 Member, Australian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team (Sydney 2000 Silver, Athens 2004 Silver, Beijing 2008 Bronze).
Member, Australian Paralympic Sailing Team (London 2012 Gold, Rio 2016 Silver).
Interests
Sailing, wheelchair basketball, kayaking, gardening, cycling, travelling, #ProudParalympian.
Additional information
Inaugural Speech, 11 May 2017: