Catherine King

Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Member for Ballarat

About Catherine

Catherine King is the Federal member for Ballarat.

Catherine is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected to represent the electorate of Ballarat in 2001.

Catherine is the first woman to represent the electorate.

Catherine has a strong commitment to education for all Australians, to equality and access to health care services, to high quality aged care, affordable childcare, regional development and the creation of job opportunities for local people.

Catherine is committed to assisting local families. Her passion for making life better for young people and their families motivated her to get involved in politics.

Catherine has a strong belief that everyone should have an equal chance in life, no matter where they come from or how much money their parents have.

Catherine is a passionate and tireless advocate for this community.

Catherine studied at RMIT in Melbourne, graduating with a degree in social work in 1987.

Catherine worked in Ballarat after university.

Her passion for making life better for young people and their families motivated her to get involved in politics.

Catherine’s strong belief is that everyone should have an equal chance in life, no matter where they come from or how much money their parents have. This led her to join the ALP when she was in her early twenties.

After gaining experience in the public sector as an assistant director for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged and then as a director, Catherine entered the private sector as a senior manager at KPMG Consulting.

While working for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Catherine completed further study at the Australian National University in 1999.

After working in Canberra and Melbourne she returned to Ballarat and has been active in our local community ever since.

Catherine has a strong commitment to education for all Australians, to equality and access to health care services, to aged care and affordable childcare.

Catherine is passionate about regional development and the creation of job opportunities for local people.

Contact Catherine

Electorate office
5 Lydiard St North
Ballarat
VIC
3350
(03) 5338 8123/1300
Email Catherine

Parliament House
ACT
(02) 6277 4230
(02) 6277 8428

Electorate Profile

Ballarat

State:

VIC

Name Derivation:

Named after the city of Ballarat. The name is apparently derived from the Aboriginal word 'balaarat' meaning a resting or camping place.

Area and Location Description:

Ballarat covers an area of approximately 4 652 sq km from Ballarat in the west to Bacchus Marsh in the east. The division's main centres are Ballarat, the State's largest inland city, and Bacchus Marsh. It also includes the towns of Ballan, Blackwood, Burrumbeet (part), Buninyong, Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Myrniong and Trentham. Ballarat shares boundaries with the divisions of Bendigo in the north, Lalor and McEwen in the east, Corangamite and Corio in the south and Wannon in the west.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Primary industries include beef cattle, sheep, potatoes, apples, mineral water, market gardening and gold mining. Secondary industries include tourism, clothing and fabrics, sawmilling, engineering and confectionery.