Lou is on the Local Groups Subcommittee and an active member of the ABCF Northern Group. She has been a member of ABC Friends since the 1980s, having been introduced by the late June Factor.
Lou worked as a lawyer in both the private and public spheres for over forty years. In private practice, her work covered a wide range of areas, from family law, property, workers compensation, and more recently, wills and estates.Lou’s roles in government included working on legislative programs whilst in the Departments of Infrastructure, Local Government, Planning and Transport. She was involved in a number of major government initiatives including the Victorian council amalgamations and the redesign of the Victorian Workers Compensation scheme.
Lou is a long standing member of Liberty Victoria (and former committee member) and a member of the Melbourne Georgian Choir.