Catherine Burnett-Wake
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Cathrine Mary Burnett-Wake is a former Australian politician, who was a member of the
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for the Eastern Victoria Region representing the
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between December 2021 and November 2022. Burnett-Wake was appointed by a joint sitting of the Victorian Parliament on 2 December 2021 to fill a vacancy brought about by the resignation of Edward O'Donohue. She is the first Liberal female upper house member for Eastern Victoria. Prior to entering the Victorian Parliament, Burnett-Wake was a local government councillor for
Yarra Ranges Shire The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has a ...
between October 2020 and November 2021, representing the Streeton Ward. She also worked as principal migration agent for Harris Wake, a legal and migration firm she co-founded with Owen Harris. Burnett-Wake sits on the boards of the Burrinja Cultural Centre and the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action. In July 2022, Burnett-Wake lost preselection to Renee Heath for the 2022 state election. In her final speech in parliament, Burnett-Wake called on "ordinary people" to "awaken" to extremist political candidates. Burnett-Wake referred to the 'taking over' of Liberal Party branches in Gippsland by right-wing church groups and told the parliament she was concerned about infiltration of the Liberal party by people with "extremist" views – widely interpreted as a reference to Heath. In February 2023, Burnett-Wake announced that she would run for Liberal preselection for the 2023 Aston by-election.https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/aston-byelection-cathrine-burnettwake-seeks-liberal-candidacy-for-alan-tudges-outer-melbourne-seat-after-his-resignation/news-story/9351f8f0b31c77074a0d26c8b7da7188 She was unsuccessful in gaining preselection losing out to
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