Former Olympian tennis player Sam Groth has been appointed as the Victorian Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight.
The news was announced recently when the Victorian Leader of the Opposition, Brad Battin, Liberal Member for Berwick and Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, announced a new front bench.
“Today we have appointed a shadow cabinet with the talent and experience to hold Jacinta Allan’s Labor Government to account and to advocate our positive plan for Victoria: less waste, lower taxes and less crime,” Mr Battin announced on Saturday, October 11.
Mr Growth, Member for Nepean, holds the positions of Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, and is the Shadow Minister for Public Transport and for Aviation.
He has played int he Australian Open singles, and has also represented Australia in the Davis Cup. He also competed in the Rio Olympics in 2016.
After leaving professional sport as a player, he moved into tennis commentary for the broadcast media, also hosting a travel show. He decided to enter politics when an event he was involved with, the 2020 Formula One Australian Grand Prix was cancelled owing to the advent of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
The former Shadow for Ports and Freight, Roma Britnell, recently addressed guests at the Shipping Australia (Victoria State Committee) Luncheon where she gave a scathing critique of Victorian freight policy.
