Lynda Voltz is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician and Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...

. Voltz has been a member of the Council since March 2007.

Lynda Voltz was born to parents Bruce and former Parramatta City Councillor

City of Parramatta

The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.Initially in 1861 it was formed as Municipality of Parramatta...

 Maureen Walsh. She attended Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School is a public girls high school in Sydney's Birrong suburb in Australia. This is a multicutural school that serves around 837 students in years 7-12. 84% of students are from a non-English speaking background, representing 46 language groups.-History:The school was...

 along with fellow MLC Helen Westwood

Helen Westwood

Helen Westwood is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Westwood has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.-Personal and early life:...

. After leaving school, she worked in the Workers Health Centre at Lidcombe before joining the Australian Regular Army. She serves on the General Purpose Standing Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and the Police Integrity Commission. She is married to Elias Bampos and has two daughters Katerina and Anastasia.