

Senator for New South Wales
The Nationals
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2019.
Committee Service
Joint Standing: National Broadband Network served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education and Employment: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022
Senate Select: Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan served from 24.7.2019 to 30.9.2021; COVID-19 served from 8.4.2020 to 7.4.2022; Aboriginal Flag served from 3.9.2020 to 3.9.2020; Aboriginal Flag served as Deputy Chair from 4.9.2020 to 13.10.2020
Senate Standing: Scrutiny of Bills served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Selection of Bills served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022
Parliamentary Party Positions
Nationals Whip in the Senate from 2.7.2019 to 26.7.2022.
Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals from 30.5.2022.
Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate from 27.9.2022.
Shadow Minister for Water from 5.6.2022.
Shadow Minister for Emergency Management from 5.6.2022.
Party Positions
Member of the Nationals (NSW Branch) from 1998.
Vice Chair of the Nationals' Women's Council (NSW Branch) from 2012 to 2018.
Women's Council Delegate to the Nationals' Murray-Darling State Electorate Council (NSW Branch) from 2012 to 2015.
Women's Council Delegate to the Nationals' Barwon State Electorate Council (NSW Branch), 2013.
Vice Chair of the Nationals' Farrer Federal Electorate Council (NSW Branch) from 2013 to 2019.
Member of the Nationals' Central Council (NSW Branch) from 2014.
Women's Council Delegate to the Nationals' Murray State Electorate Council (NSW Branch) from 2015 to 2017.
Vice Chair of the Nationals' Deniliquin Branch (NSW Branch) from 2017 to 2018.
Chair of the Nationals' Deniliquin Branch (NSW Branch) from 2018 to 2019.
Vice Chair of the Nationals' Murray State Electorate Council (NSW Branch) from 2018 to 2019.
Member of the Nationals' Central Executive (NSW Branch) from 2018.
Personal
Born: 5.2.1972, Sydney, Australia
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Qualifications and Occupations before entering Federal Parliament
GradCert PubRel (University of Southern Queensland).
Cadet Journalist for the Mudgee Guardian from 1990 to 1993.
Consultant for Gavin Anderson & Co from 2000 to 2005.
Media Adviser for Senator R Boswell, 2000.
Farm Administrator for Australian Agriculture Co. from 2005 to 2010.
Water Policy Adviser for Murray Irrigation Limited from 2010 to 2015.
Corporate Affairs Manager for Murray Irrigation Limited from 2015 to 2017.
Consultant from 2017 to 2019.
Decorations
Awarded the Australian Defence Medal.
Military Service
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps from 1990 to 1993.
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps from 1998 to 2005.