Sabine Winton

Sabine Elisabeth Winton (born 24 April 1965) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election, representing Wanneroo.

Sabine Winton

MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Wanneroo
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byPaul Miles
Personal details
Born (1965-04-24) 24 April 1965
Ober-Ramstadt, West Germany
Political partyLabor
Children3
OccupationPolitician, Teacher

Prior to being elected in 2017 Sabine was a teacher for 27 years and also served on the City of Wanneroo Council from 2013 to 2017.[1]

Early Life and Teaching Career

Sabine was born in Ober-Ramstadt in what was then West Germany. Like many Australians her family were migrants and in 1973 they moved with their three children from Dieburg to Fairy Meadow near Wollongong.

In 1975 Sabine's family travelled across the Nullarbor Plain to settle in Yanchep. Sabine attended Yanchep Primary School and then Wanneroo Secondary College where she was President of the Student Council. She also played netball at Wanneroo District Netball Association.[2]

After graduating from Murdoch University with a primary teaching degree, she took the opportunity to work and live across the State, including in the goldfields town of Norseman, and Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley, and to the tropical isolation of Cocos Keeling Islands, before relocating back to Wanneroo to start a family. Those formative years as a teacher have served her well, and the time working with the Aboriginal community in Fitzroy Crossing and the Malay community on Cocos helped to shape Sabine's world view.[3]

Sabine's most recent teaching appointment was working in the field of gifted and talented education. Prior to the 2017 Election, for the past 12 years, she was a primary extension and challenge coordinator (PEAC) with the Department of Education. It was also a time when she achieved the status of level 3 classroom teacher. Sabine enjoyed her time advocating for the special needs of our brightest students and her passion for education still continues. She regularly goes to the schools in her electorate to teach them about Civics and Citizenship.

Political Career

Parliamentary Appointments[4]

Sabine was appointed as an Acting Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly on 16 March 2017.

She is also a member of the Education and Health Standing Committee.

References
  1. Green, Antony (2017). "Wanneroo". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. "Sabine Winton MLA". wanneroo.walabor.org.au. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Sabine Winton MLA". wanneroo.walabor.org.au. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. WA Parliament Current Members. "Ms Sabine Elisabeth Winton MLA BA; BPS".
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Paul Miles		 Member for Wanneroo
2017–present		 Incumbent


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