Laura completed her primary and secondary education in Dandenong and Oakleigh and then went on to complete a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws with honours at Monash University.
Laura has worked as a corporate and commercial lawyer for almost a decade.
Outside of work, study and political involvement, Laura enjoys supporting local Australian comedy, musicians and entertainers and is an active supporter of the arts, both locally in her neighbourhood near Ferntree Gully, and throughout Melbourne.
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the House of Representatives for La Trobe, Victoria, 2010.
Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing: Social Policy and Legal Affairs from 25.10.10.
Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 25.10.10; Public Accounts and Audit from 25.10.10.
Party Positions
Member, ALP Administrative Committee (Vic.).
Member, ALP Rules Revision Committee (Vic.).
Delegate, ALP National Conference.
Delegate, ALP State Conference (Vic.).
Member, ALP Economics Policy Committee (Vic.).
Secretary, ALP Youth Policy Committee (Vic.).
Electorate Profile
La Trobe
State:
VIC
Name Derivation:
Named after Charles La Trobe 1801-75, first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria 1851-54.
Area and Location Description:
La Trobe covers an area of approximately 588 sq km from Bayswater in the north west, to Gembrook in the east and Officer in the south east. The main suburbs include Beaconsfield, Belgrave, Berwick (part), Boronia (part), Cockatoo, Emerald (part), Ferntree Gully (part), Gembrook (part), Narre Warren North (part), Officer, Olinda (part), Pakenham (part), Sassafras and Upwey.
Products/Industries of the Area:
Household products, car accessories and other light industries.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1949
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Smythe, L (ALP) 2010 -
- Wood, J (LP) 2004-2010
- Charles, B (LP) 1990-2004
- Milton, P (ALP) 1980-1990
- Baillieu, M (LP) 1975-1980
- Lamb, A H (ALP) 1972-1975
- Jess, J D (LP) 1960-1972
- Casey, R G (LP) 1949-1960