About the Newtown Electorate
Electorate description: Inner metropolitan, residential suburban, industrial.
Principal suburbs: Alexandria, Camperdown, Chippendale, Darlington, Enmore, Erskineville, Eveleigh, Haymarket, Lewisham, Marrickville, Newtown, Petersham, Redfern, Stanmore, Surry Hills, Sydney University, Waterloo.
Area: 10.29 sq km.
Population: 71,932. Enrolment: 56,456.
Biography
Community Activity
President, Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association 2006 to 2007.
Postgraduate Fellow, University of Sydney Senate 2007 to 2008.
Member, Australian Human Rights Steering Committee 2009 to 2010.
Member, Human Rights Law Centre Advisory Committee 2010 to 2013.
Local Government Activity
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA Hons), University of Sydney, 2000.
Manager, Community Arts and Cultural Development, Australia Council for the Arts.
2013 Federal Election Campaign Manager, NSW Greens.
Global Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International - International Secretariat (London, Hong Kong).
Crisis Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia.
Additional Information
Inaugural Speech, 5 May 2015: