Biography for MARINO, Nola BethwynMember for Forrest (WA)
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the House of Representatives for Forrest, Western Australia, 2007 and 2010.
Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing: House from 11.3.08 to 19.7.10; Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts from 10.11.08 to 19.7.10; Climate Change, Environment and the Arts from 25.10.10; Communications from 4.6.09 to 19.7.10; Selection from 30.9.10 to 22.3.11 and from 23.5.11 to 25.5.11; House Appropriations and Administration from 25.10.10.
Joint Select: Cyber-Safety from 28.3.11.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China, August-September 2011.
Parliamentary Party Positions
Opposition Whip from 12.2.08.
Party Positions
Vice-President and President, Liberal Party Harvey Branch 1991-95 and 2006.
Personal
Born 18.2.1954, Harvey, WA.
Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
Administration and secretarial duties 1971-72.
Small business owner from 1972.
Honours
ABC Regional Rural Woman of the Year (WA South West Region) 1996.
Premiers Australia Day Active Citizenship Award (WA) 2004.
Electorate
Description: rural.
Location: south west Western Australia; it includes the centres of Augusta, Australind, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Collie, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Eaton, Harvey, Margaret River, Nannup and Yallingup.
Area: 12 781 sq km (approx.).
Electors enrolled: 89 636 (at 21.8.10).
Industries: agriculture (beef and dairy cattle, sheep, fruit and vegetables, wine, flowers), forestry, mining (coal and mineral sands), fisheries, manufacturing, commerce and tourism.
State electorates: Forrest includes the Western Australian Legislative Assembly electorates of Bunbury, Collie-Preston and Vasse, and parts of Blackwood-Stirling and Murray-Wellington.