Marg Lewis
Trust Chair
Marg is the new chair of the board as of 1st September 2020. Marg was appointed to the board in July 2018 and has been a member of the Finance Committee.
Marg’s professional career was as a teacher and principal in the Loddon Mallee region for 35 years. Throughout her career she was a strong advocate for children from rural areas and children from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.
For many years Marg was involved in the organisation of the students with disabilities program across the region. Marg was a foundation member of the Goldfields Local Learning & Employment Network and is currently the deputy Chair of the GLLEN.
Marg was an active union member during her teaching career, as a union rep in schools where she taught, as an Australian Education Union State Councillor and as an AEU delegate on Bendigo Trades Hall Council.
During her working career Marg also raised three children as a single parent and was an active participant in numerous community groups and organisations in the Mount Alexander Shire and regionally.
In the early 1990’s Marg became a life member of a Class B Cemetery Trust where she has been the Chair for many years. She has an interest in the historical aspects of cemeteries, particularly our local goldfields cemeteries. Marg’s interest in family history has led her to visit cemeteries across Victoria, interstate and overseas and expanded her knowledge in governance and community involvement across the cemetery sector.
After retiring from her career in education, Marg had the privilege of being appointed as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council in 2014.
Marg has continued her community involvement locally as a member of groups such as her local Landcare and on the Board of Castlemaine Health, and statewide as a member of the Adult, Community and Further Education Board and as a member of a Department of Agriculture Reference Group on sustainable animal industries.
