About the Port Macquarie Electorate
Rural. Located within Hastings Statistical Agricultural Subdivision.
Principal towns: Batar Creek, Black Creek, Blackmans Point, Bobs Creek, Bonny Hills, Camden Head, Comboyne, Coopernook, Coralville, Crowdy Head, Deauville, Dunbogan, Fernbank Creek, Grants Beach, Hacks Ferry, Hannam Vale, Harrington, Herons Creek, Johns River, Jolly Nose, Kendall, Kerewong, Kew, Killabakh, King Creek, Lake Cathie, Lake Innes, Lakewood, Langley Vale, Lansdowne, Lansdowne Forest, Laurieton, Limeburners Creek, Logans Crossing, Lord Howe Island, Lorne, Middle Brother, Moorland, North Haven, North Shore, Port Macquarie, Rawdon Island, Riverside, Rossglen, Sancrox, Stewarts River, Swans Crossing, Telegraph Point, The Hatch, Thrumster, Upper Lansdowne, Upsalls Creek, Waitui, West Haven.
Area: 1,459.69 sq km.
Population: 67,415. Enrolment: 60,011.
Biography
Community Activity
Member, Rotary Club of Laurieton.
Member, Hastings Business Womens Network.
Member, Port Macquarie Suicide Prevention Network.
Member, Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce.
Local Government Activity
Honours Received
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary, 2010.
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests
Diploma of Teaching (DipTeach), Adelaide College of Arts and Education, 1980.
Bachelor of Nursing (BNurs), Southern Cross University, 2006.
2007 to March 2011 Registered Nurse, North Coast Area Health Service.
2007 to 2008 Registered Nurse, Catholic Care for the Aged.
1995 to 1996 Small Business Owner and Licencee, Lake Cathie Licensed Post Office.
1994 to 1995 Chief Executive Officer Sudden Infant Death Association (NT).
1990 to 1994 Sales Consultant, Learners World Educational Toys.
1988 to 1989 Assistant to Accountant, Murray Neck Group of Companies (Alice Springs).
1981 to 1987 Teacher, South Australian Department of Education.
Additional Information
Inaugural speech, 26 May 2011: