About the Riverstone Electorate
Outer metropolitan, residential suburban. Located Sydney, outer northwestern.
Principal suburbs: Acacia Gardens, Colebee, Glenwood, Kellyville Ridge, Marsden Park, Parklea, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Rouse Hill, Schofields, Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds, Vineyard.
Area: 73.42 sq km.
Population: 73,734. Enrolment: 60,043.
Biography
Political Party Activity
November 1991 to present Member, NSW Division of the Liberal Party.
Community Activity
Justice of the Peace 1994 to present.
Chairperson, St Matthew's Catholic Parish Pastoral Council 1997 to 1998.
President, Parents and Friends Association, Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park 1995 to 1996.
Local Government Activity
September 1999 to 2001 Councillor, Hawkesbury City Council.
2001 to 2004 Deputy Mayor, Hawkesbury City Council.
2004 to September 2008 Councillor, Hawkesbury City Council.
September 2008 to 2011 Deputy Mayor, Hawkesbury City Council.
2011-2012 Councillor, Hawkesbury City Council.
Personal
Married with 6 children.
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests
Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of New South Wales, 1979.
Diploma of Education (DipEd)), University of New South Wales, 1980.
Graduate Diploma Religious Studies (GradDipRS), Catholic College of Education, Sydney, 1987.
Graduate Diploma of Education (Administration) (GradDipEd), Australian Catholic University, 1993.
1995 to 2010 Personnel/Employment Officer, Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta.
1981 to 1994 Teacher, Catholic Education Office.
Additional Information
Inaugural speech, 25 May 2011: