About the Ku-ring-gai Electorate
Inner metropolitan, residential suburban. Located Sydney, outer northwestern.
Principal suburbs: Gordon, Hornsby, Killara, Lindfield, Normanhurst, North Turramurra, North Wahroonga, Pymble, South Turramurra, St Ives, Thornleigh, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Waitara, Warrawee, West Pymble.
Area: 52.45 sq km.
Population: 74,120. Enrolment: 54,513.
Biography
Political Party Activity
Member, Liberal Party of Australia.
Community Activity
Director, Basketball NSW 1997 to 1998.
Director, Basketball Association of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie 1993 to 1998.
President, Gordon East Public School P & C 2006 to 2007.
Coach or Manager, Northern Suburbs Basketball Association 2007 to 2015.
Local Government Activity
Honours Received
Rotary Foundation Scholar, Rotary International, 1987 to 1988.
Fellow, Commercial Law Association, September 2008.
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests
Bachelor of Economics (BEc), University of Sydney, 1984.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Sydney, 1986.
Master of Laws (LLM), University of Toronto, 1988.
1987 to 1996 Solicitor.
1996 to present Barrister.
2011 Senior Counsel.
Interests include basketball, tennis and playing guitar.
Additional Information
Inaugural Speech, 7 May 2015: