The Wright Candidate

Sharon has been an active member of the Labor Party for over fifteen years and is currently the President of the Boonah/Kalbar branch of the ALP and for many years was the secretary of the Fortitude Valley and Districts branch of the ALP. During this time she represented the branch as a FEC, SEC and MEC delegate and worked on numerous election campaigns at local, state and federal levels. Currently Sharon is an elected State Conference delegate.

Sharon worked for many years in the Queensland Public Service and was an active union member with the QPSU serving as a union delegate and elected union council member.

Sharon was a recipient of the Anna Stewart scholarship and worked for the QPSU (now Together Union) for several years as an industrial officer.

She is an active leader in her community and is the President and co-founder of Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire (BOSS). BOSS has developed as one of the lead local environmental and sustainability groups working closely with Scenic Rim Regional Council and other levels of government and community organisations. BOSS is also the recipient of federal funding and is currently working with the local indigenous community to develop an educational bush tucker precinct via Caring for Our Country funding.

In addition Sharon is a member and board member of several state based committees and boards, including the Indigenous Lawyers Association of Queensland (ILAQ) and SWELL Sculpture Festival.

Most recently Sharon worked with Nyst Lawyers (founders of the Griffith University Innocence Project) as their Marketing and Public Relations Manager where she was heavily involved in miscarriage of justice issues such as the Griffith University Innocence Project. Sharon also works closely with Griffith University in developing past, present and future alumni relationships and opportunities.

Sharon was born in Southport, attended Southport High and graduated from her Bachelor of Arts degree from Griffith University. After university she moved to Melbourne where she gaining employment at the Melbourne College of Printing and Graphic Arts, where she represented her union on the TAFE council and became a Trades Hall delegate.

Sharon went on to work professionally in the arts predominately in theatre administration and arts policy development where she was a member of such organisations as Multicultural Arts Victoria. After residing in Melbourne for several years, Sharon spent time overseas and then returned to Queensland where she obtained a Post Graduate in Industrial Relations from QUT.

Currently Sharon lives on three and half acres at Mt French just outside Boonah with her partner Max, her stepson and daughter reside in Brisbane. Sharon and Max grow most of their own fruit, vegies and herbs.