Date of Birth: 22/11/1973
Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Parliamentary Service
Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
26 Mar 2011 |
01 Mar 2019 |
7 years 11 months 4 days |
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Member, Privileges Committee |
07 May 2013 |
31 Oct 2013 |
5 months 25 days |
For the Inquiry into the 2009 Mt Penny return to order. |
Member, Select Committee on the supply and cost of gas and liquid fuels in New South Wales |
06 Nov 2014 |
25 Feb 2015 |
3 months 20 days |
Deputy Chair |
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 |
16 May 2011 |
06 Mar 2015 |
3 years 9 months 19 days |
Elected Deputy Chair 30 May 2011 |
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 |
12 Jul 2016 |
22 Sep 2016 |
2 months 11 days |
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Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 |
14 May 2015 |
09 Mar 2017 |
1 year 9 months 24 days |
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Member, Select Committee on off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy in NSW |
11 Aug 2016 |
18 May 2017 |
9 months 8 days |
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Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Planning and Environment |
09 Mar 2017 |
01 Mar 2019 |
1 year 11 months 21 days |
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Member, Select Committee on Electricity Supply, Demand and Prices in New South Wales |
10 Aug 2017 |
22 Nov 2018 |
1 year 3 months 13 days |
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Political Party Activity
Convenor, The Greens Central West, 2/2008-4/2011. Councillor, Orange City Council, 3/2004 to current. Previous Parliamentary seats contested: Parliament of Australia, Senate, 2004; House of Representatives seat of Calare, 2010. Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Assembly seat of Orange, 2003.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Stonemason, McMurtie & Co. Stonemasons, 1/1998-4/2011.
Advanced Diploma, Land Management & Ecological Agriculture, Sydney University, 2006.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
I am married with two school aged boys. I enjoy gardening, bushwalking, and reading history, philosophy and politics.
Additional Information
Inaugural speech, 11 May 2011: