Louise Staley

Louise Eileen Staley (born 9 August 1965) is an Australian politician. She was elected as Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Ripon.[1] Staley was re-elected as the Member for Ripon in November 2018.[2]

Louise Staley
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Ripon
Assumed office
29 November 2014
Preceded byJoe Helper
Personal details
Born (1965-08-09) 9 August 1965
Political partyLiberal Party
ResidenceWillaura
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationGrain grower
Websitehttp://louisestaley.com.au

Staley has served as Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Economic Development since December 2018.[3]


Early life

Staley attended Korowa Anglican Girls School, graduating in 1982. Louise then attended Melbourne University, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts. While at university, Louise was involved in student politics.[4]

Staley completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Securities Institute, a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance from Melbourne University, a Chartered Financial Analyst accreditation through the CFA Institute USA and a Masters in Public Policy at Flinders University.[5]


Early Career

Following a career in finance, Louise joined her partner Stephen at Willaura, where they farmed cereals and canola. In 2006, Louise called on the Victorian Government to cut red tape that was getting in the way of community organisations during bushfire recovery efforts.[6]

Staley has held several positions in the local community, including serving as President of the East Grampians Health Service, overseeing projects including an expansion of cancer treatment and dialysis services.[7]

Staley was also a director of the Grampians Medicare Local and a director of Networking Health Victoria and a Director of the Food and Environment Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs.[8]

Ms Staley was previously convicted of drink driving in 2000 with a blood alcohol content of twice the legal limit. Staley was subsequently accused of covering up the crime from the Liberal Party when seeking pre-selection for the seat of Menzies, an accusation denied by Staley.[9]


Political Career

Louise Staley became a member of the Liberal Party in 1985 and has held various positions since. Staley was a member of the Administrative Committee from 1994 until 2000, including as State Vice President from 1996 until 2000. Staley served as a member of the State Finance Committee from 2000 until 2003.[5]

Staley was elected as the Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 2014.[10]She was re-elected in the November 2018 election.[11]

Since becoming the Member for Ripon, Staley has fought for a range of local projects, including advocating for the Maryborough Hospital Redevelopment, which has now been fully funded.[12]

Staley also campaigned for the Western Highway Duplication from Ararat to Stawell, School funding for Miners Rest, Lucas and St Arnaud, and the Murray Basin Rail project.

Following the long-term lease of the Port of Melbourne, Louise worked with her Coalition colleagues to secure $700 million in funding for transport infrastructure projects in regional Victoria.[13]

Louise was active in supporting local bush users to keep Ripon’s parks open to the public.[14]

References
  1. "Ripon Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "Heraldsun.com.au | Subscribe to the Herald Sun for exclusive stories". Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. "Heraldsun.com.au | Subscribe to the Herald Sun for exclusive stories". Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. Students to vote on AUS membership (1984, March 28). Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), p. 15. Retrieved June 15, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article259490788).
  5. "Member Profile - Ms Louise Staley". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. Staley, L. (2007, May 19). Time for wheat to cut against the grain: [1 FIRST edition]. Herald Sun ProQuest 360980576
  7. New look board at health service. (2013, Jul 30). Ararat Advertiser and Stawell Times ProQuest 1413292948
  8. KIMBER, BEN (15 April 2014). "Louise Staley is no stranger to politics". The Ararat Advertiser. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. "Liberals Accused of Drink Charge Cover-up". The Age. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. COUGHLAN, MATT (9 December 2014). "Louise Staley declared Ripon's new member". The Wimmera Mail-Times. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. Preiss, Benjamin (8 December 2018). "Liberals set to reclaim country electorate by just 15 votes". The Age. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  12. Cluff, Caleb (21 May 2021). "Maryborough hospital scores almost $100 million". The Courier. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  13. jamespetertaylor (17 March 2016). "Dollars from port sale to flow to regional Victoria". Surf Coast Times. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  14. Vallely, William (2 August 2018). "Bush users plan rally in central Bendigo". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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