Donna Bauer
Donna Hope (Bauer) | |
|---|---|
 Donna Bauer with then-Victorian Premier Denis Napthine in 2014 | |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Carrum | |
| In office 27 November 2010 – 29 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Lindell |
| Succeeded by | Sonya Kilkenny |
| Constituency | Carrum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1970 Melbourne |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Seaford, Victoria |
| Education | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Public relations |
| Website | donnabauer.com.au |
Donna Jane Hope (Bauer) OAM (born 4 October 1970)[1] is an Australian politician who represented the Liberal Party as the member for Carrum in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Kingston.
Early career
[edit]Hope obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from RMIT and was previously employed as a Corporate Communications Consultant at the City of Greater Dandenong.[2] She is a bowel cancer survivor and current ambassador for Bowel Cancer Australia,[3] former ambassador for Bully Zero Australia Foundation, and former board member of Frankston Business Network.[4]
Politics
[edit]Hope entered Parliament after defeating Jenny Lindell in the 2010 state election.[5]
While in Parliament, Hope walked the Kokoda trail in July 2013, raising money for charities, Matt's Place and Pantry 5000.[6]
Hope narrowly lost the electorate of Carrum in the 2014 Victorian state election to Labor's Sonya Kilkenny[7] and unsuccessfully contested the same division in the 2018 Victorian state election.[8]
Hope made several further attempts to re-enter parliament, losing Liberal Party preselection ballots to be the party’s candidate for the federal seat of Dunkley in 2016,[9] 2022[10] 2024,[11] and 2025,[12] as well as being unsuccessful in gaining nomination as a Liberal upper house candidate in the 2022 Victorian state election.
Post-parliament
[edit]Since departing Parliament, Hope has worked variously as an airline hostess[13] and an electorate officer for Member for Mornington Chris Crewther.[14]
Honours and recognition
[edit]Bauer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours for "service to the people and Parliament of Victoria, and to bowel cancer awareness".[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Donna Hope (Carrum)". Member database. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Donna Bauer". Liberal Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Donna Bauer - Bowel Cancer Australia". www.bowelcanceraustralia.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Donna Bauer - Hockingstuart". Hockingstuart. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Barber, Dimity (28 November 2010). "Mordialloc and Carrum go to the Liberals". Mordialloc Chelsea Leader. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Donna Bauer". Vogue Entertainment. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Carrum - Victorian Election 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Carrum - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".
- ^ "Dunkley battle: Chris Crewther wins preselection for Liberals".
- ^ "Lawyer will contest seat". 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Popular Frankston mayor wins Liberal preselection for Dunkley". 14 January 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/preselection_au/status/1846130386558144901?s=46&t=TGif9H5gbH55wGTb24y8dA
- ^ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/backroom-baz-canadian-fire-chief-joins-the-firey-fun-as-he-may-have-second-chance-at-local-job/news-story/560db5b93322e0573e3c8696bc938fc2?amp
- ^ https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/frankston-mayor-nathan-conroy-preselected-as-liberals-dunkley-candidate/news-story/333ca4746e8de120c4d18cc8a3212862?amp
- ^ "Ms Donna Jane Hope". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Politicians from Melbourne
- RMIT University alumni
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century Australian women politicians
- Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly