Pictured: the Hon Natalie Ward MLC and the NSW Parliament House.

BOOK NOW!!! Ticket sales open for the SAL NSW State Committee Parliamentary Luncheon!

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Avoid delay! Act today! Ticket sales are OPEN for the SAL NSW Parliamentary Luncheon!

Proudly sponsored by the Port of Newcastle, the NSW Parliamentary Luncheon this year will be hosted by guest speaker the Hon. Natalie Ward MLC, Shadow Minister for Transport & Roads, Shadow Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in NSW.

Mrs Ward holds an undergraduate degrees in Law, and another in Jurisprudence. Prior to entering Parliament in 2017, Mrs Ward has practised law for twenty years as a commercial litigation solicitor and holds a current practising certificate. She was admitted to the South Australian Supreme Court and the Australian High Court in 1996 and the NSW Supreme Court in 1997.

Outside of professional legal practice, Mrs Ward has worked in Financial Services and Government. She has also served as a director of various boards including the Australian Rugby Foundation Board (now Rugby Australia Foundation), Women Lawyers, Deputy President of The Scots College Foundation and Director of the Rotary Club of Sydney, where she is a current member.

Since entering Parliament, she has served as a member on numerous committees on subjects including State Development, Regulation, Law & Justice, Sydney’s Night Time Economy (as the Chair of that Joint Select Committee), First Nations People in Custody, Coronial Jurisdiction, and many more.

She was formerly the Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans, and was later the Minister for Women’s Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence, and also the Minister for Metropolitan Roads.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE!!!

Main Sponsor: Port of Newcastle!

We would like to thank the Port of Newcastle for its generous sponsorship. Without its support, an event like this simply could not take place.

Thank you Port of Newcastle!

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