Community Backbench Forum
Description
Want to make sure the voice of the Central West is heard in the NSW Labor Government?
Join members of the NSW Labor Backbench on Saturday 24 October 2026 at 1pm for a Community Backbench Forum to share what matters most to your community.
Co-hosted by the Hon. Stephen Lawrence MLC, the Hon. Sarah Kaine MLC, and the Hon. Mark Buttigieg MLC, this session will provide an opportunity for local community members to share your views, raise local priorities, and help ensure the voice of the Central West is heard by those involved in shaping State Government decisions.
Speakers
Stephen Lawrence MLC
is a Labor member in the NSW Legislative Council, a former barrister and Mayor of Dubbo. Stephen is the Duty MLC for Orange, Bathurst, Dubbo, Barwon and Cootamundra.
Dr Sarah Kaine MLC
is a member of the NSW Legislative Council and a former Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, where she spent a decade researching and advocating for labour rights, gender equity, and the protection of vulnerable populations. With a career spanning academia, the union movement, and public service, Dr Kaine has consistently championed the role of organised labour in securing dignity and fairness at work and the contribution made by women in the workplace and labour movement.
Mark Buttigieg MLC
is a former electrician and trade union official and currently serving Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety, and Multiculturalism and is a strong advocate for workers rights, multiculturalism and rank and file membership based participation in the Labour movement.
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