Prior to starting her own business and being a Councillor on Shoalhaven City Council, Liza Butler worked for the Dept of Ageing, Disability & Homecare supporting the NGO sector, and then for Centrelink assisting the most vulnerable in our community.

Liza has a strong understanding of how policy and service delivery can impact people on low incomes and the devasting effects of poverty, disadvantage and domestic and family violence has on our communities.

Since joining parliament as Member for South Coast in March 2023, Liza has already joined two Select Committees – one on Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rental Fairness Bill 2023) and for Remote, Rural and Regional Health.

Liza’s priority issues include:

• Addressing shortfalls in affordable and social housing
• Kick start construction of the Nowra and Ulladulla by-passes;
• Review Milton Hospital medical and birthing services
• Provide better access to health and services, with more Nurses and Paramedics
• Better support for teachers;
• Address overcrowding in our schools – especially Vincentia and Ulladulla High Schools.
• Enhance Nowra and Ulladulla TAFE and increase pathway courses for young people;
• Help build local community facilities in partnership with local community groups.

Liza is the daughter of two primary school teachers and was taught from a young age about social justice and the right to equal opportunity for all to make every family’s life better.  This view of the world motivates and energizes Liza to represent her beloved South Coast community in striving to achieve this.

Liza has lived on the South Coast for over twenty years and has raised her five children there and believes the best start to the day is a swim in the ocean.