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Our Patron is Giz Watson M.L.C.
Member of the Greens Party
Giz has been a member of The Greens (WA) since 1991. Her parliamentary career began when she won a Legislative Council seat for the North Metropolitan Region, the seat which encompasses 14 electorates and approximately 340,000 electors.
Her portfolio areas take in social justice; multiculturalism; coastal issues; urban bushland; health, science and technology; women's and gay issues; aged, housing and disabilities.
Giz holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Murdoch University and in 1992 became one of three women registered builders in Western Australia.
Her interest in the green movement in WA has led to her current active involvement in the Australian Marine Conservation Society; the Coastal Waters Alliance of WA; Friends of Bold Park; Friends of Moore River; Quinns Rocks Environment Group; the Environmental Defenders Office; and the Australian Conservation Foundation |