Hayley Edwards | |
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Deputy Mayor of Rockingham | |
Assumed office 28 October 2021 | |
Councillor of the City of Rockingham for Baldivis Ward | |
In office 19 October 2019 –28 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980or1981(age 42–43) |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Labor (until April 2023) [1] |
Residence | Rockingham,Western Australia |
Occupation | Politician |
Hayley Edwards is an independent politician from Rockingham,Western Australia. [1] [2] [3]
In 2023,Edwards,who had been a member of the Labor Party until April of that year,announced her candidacy as an independent for the safe Labor seat of Rockingham,following the decision of the WA Labor Party to preselect the political staffer Magenta Marshall to the seat. [1]
Edwards is currently the deputy mayor of the City of Rockingham. She was first elected as a councillor in 2019,and was elected deputy mayor by fellow councillors in 2021. [4]
In 2000,Edwards enlisted in the Australian Air Force as a military medic. In that role,she received a Commander's Commendation for her involvement in the aeromedical evacuation of the Bali bombing victims in 2002. [5] She ended that role in 2003. [6] She was a paramedic with Ambulance Victoria for four years,until 2010. [7]
In 2011,Edwards became a franchisee of Anytime Fitness,and later served on various internal governance boards for the franchise. [6] As of 2023 [update] ,she is director of the trading company that owns the franchise businesses. [lower-alpha 1] The company owns the Anytime franchises in Midvale and Baldivis. [10]
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In May 2023,Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan resigned,triggering a by-election in his safe Labor seat of Rockingham. [11] [12] Following the decision of the WA Labor Party to preselect political staffer Magenta Marshall as its candidate for the seat,Edwards announced the she would stand in the by-election as an independent.
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