Women in Politics

Panel presentation and discussion

on their journey as a woman in politics 

Deb Leonard - Melina Bath - Mary Aldred

with Michelle Jorgensen facilitating the discussion

Melina Bath - Leader of The Nationals in the Legislative Council since December 2022. Melina is the Member for Eastern Victoria Region and is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Public Land Use. She has served on four parliamentary committee:

• Environment and Planning Standing Committee

• Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee

• Accountability and Oversight Joint Committee

• Electoral Matters Joint Committee

During the 58th parliament Melina was Shadow Assistant Minister for Education for Victoria.

Deb Leonard - is the community-backed independent candidate for the for the seat of Monash. Leonard is a small business owner and mum of two, who has lived in the Monash electorate since 2008. In January 2022, she was nominated by Voices for Monash to be the electorate’s community-backed independent candidate. Her policies are shaped by feedback from the community.

Mary Aldred - is the Liberal Candidate for Monash. She was the founding CEO of the Committee for Gippsland, the region’s leading industry voice to government. Mary oversaw this growing from a start-up to having over 100 local employers as members. Her experience supporting small businesses continued in her subsequent role as CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia. Mary has served the local community as Chair of the Gippsland United Basketball League and as Chair of the Gippsland Water Community Advisory Committee. She has served the community as a board member of: Lifeline Gippsland; Latrobe Regional Hospital; Australian Sustainable Hardwoods; and Woorayl Lodge Community Aged Care

Proudly sponsored by Evans Petroleum  https://evanspetroleum.com.au/

Share the Dignity

Please help ensure no woman or girl misses out this year. Donate bags filled with essentials (shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant and period products). If you bring any items to this event, SBWN will take them to Bunnings before Dec 1.

We invite both women and men to attend.

Please let me know if you'd like to car pool - Robyn 0466128770