Yvette D’Ath was educated at Redcliffe State High School in Queensland. Before entering Parliament, Yvette worked in a variety of administration, hospitality and clerical roles. She later balanced full time work with studying, eventually graduating from law.
Yvette worked as an Associate at the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission from 1992 until 1994 and as an Industrial Advocate at the Australian Workers' Union from 1994 until 2007.
Yvette was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election representing the seat of Petrie. She has served as a member of various House of Representatives Committees, including the House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts (2008-2009) and the House Standing Committee on Education and Training (2008–current).
Yvette is also a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration (2008–current).
Yvette and her husband George, a Police Officer, have two young children and live on the Redcliffe Peninsula.
Electorate Profile
Petrie
State:
QLD
Name Derivation:
Named after Andrew Petrie (1798-1872), a noted civil engineer, pioneer, explorer and the first free settler in Brisbane 1837.
Area and Location Description:
Petrie covers an area of approximately 152 sq km to the north east of Brisbane. From the northern Brisbane suburbs, east of the Bruce Highway and north to Burpengary Creek. The area includes Redcliffe on Moreton Bay. It takes in parts of the local government areas of Brisbane City and part of Moreton Bay Regional Council. The main suburbs of the City of Brisbane include: Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon and parts of Aspley and Bridgeman Downs. The localities in the Moreton Bay Regional Council include Clontarf, Deception Bay, Griffin, Kippa-Ring, Mango Hill,Margate, Newport, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough, Woody Point and part of Burpengary.
Products/Industries of the Area:
The area is mainly residential with some light industrial and commercial activities.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1949
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- D'Ath, Y (ALP) 2007-
- Gambaro, T (LP) 1996-2007
- Johns, G T (ALP) 1987-1996
- Hodges, J C (LP) 1984-1987
- Wells, D M (ALP) 1983-1984
- Hodges, J C (LP) 1974-1983
- Cooke, N M (LP) 1972-1974
- Hulme, A S (LP) 1963-1972
- O'Brien, R C (ALP) 1961-1963
- Hulme, A S (LP) 1949-1961