Julie Owens

Member for Parramatta

About Julie

Julie lives in North Parramatta. She was born in Rockhampton, Queensland before moving to Brisbane when her father joined the army. Julie then moved to Sydney to pursue work opportunities, with brief stints in Melbourne and Tasmania before settling in Parramatta.

Before running for Parliament, Julie was head of AIR (Association of Australian Independent Record Labels), a national association representing the interests of small business in the music sector.

Julie has a strong small business background with a unique range of skills, knowledge and expertise in performance, operations, management, Government and policy development. Julie holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Music.

Julie was elected as Member for Parramatta in 2004 and re-elected in 2010.

Contact Julie

Electorate Office
Shop 1, 25 Smith Street
(Entry Via Macquarie street)
Parramatta
NSW
2150
(02) 9689 1455
(02) 9689 3813

Parliament House
House of Representatives
Canberra
ACT
(02) 6277 4134
(02) 6277 8433

Email
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Electorate Profile

Parramatta

State:

NSW

Name Derivation:

Named after the locality of Parramatta which was first settled in 1788. The name is Aboriginal for 'plenty of eels' or 'head of river'.

Area and Location Description:

Parramatta covers an area of approximately 56 sq km from Carlingford and Dundas in the east to Old Toongabbie and South Wentworthville in the west. The main suburbs include Constitution Hill, Dundas Valley, Granville, Harris Park, Holroyd, Mays Hill, North Parramatta, Oatlands, Old Toongabbie, Parramatta, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Telopea, Wentworthville, Westmead and parts of Dundas, Ermington, Guildford, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Northmead, North Rocks, Pendle Hill, South Granville and South Wentworthville.