Carole McQueeney
Labor Candidate for Lyons
Carole wants Tasmanians to have the healthcare, disability support and education that they deserve. She has spent decades working towards just that. She has a wealth of experience, and a long record of getting things done in these areas.
Carole is a registered nurse. She has worked across hospital, emergency, aged care and community areas. She has also been a healthcare manager, leading health services, regulation and health reforms. And she's been involved in health at the national, state and local government levels. So she knows how the health system works and how it can be improved.
She is a registered teacher and qualified vocational trainer, and has worked in secondary schools, TAFE and Tasmanian industry.
A 6th generation Tasmanian and a proud Lyons resident, Carole is a single mum who lives on Tassie’s beautiful east coast with her daughter. She lives and breathes rural life and understands rural concerns that effect the Lyons electorate. She serves as a Councillor on the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, and is passionate about contributing to her community.
Carole is a qualified company director and has served on various boards, such as the Disability Voices Tasmania and the Postgraduate Medical Education Council. She is particularly passionate about ensuring that opportunity, access and respect are equally available to Tasmanians with disability.
Carole's qualifications include a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma of Education, Master of Public Administration, Master of Information Systems and Graduate Certificate of Health Economics.
She is running for Lyons because she wants to bring her extensive experience and skills, and long-term commitment to improving Tasmanians’ lives, into our parliament and Tasmania’s public decision making.