Meet Janet

Dr Janet Woollard has lived in the Alfred Cove Electorate for 28 years. She is a registered nurse, a Justice of the Peace, Patron of Parkinson's WA, and Vice Patron of the South of Perth Yacht Club. Janet has degrees in Nursing, Education, Medicine and Law. Janet is married to Keith Woollard and they have six children and two grandsons.

Janet has always been active in nursing politics and in her past was a shop steward for the Royal College of Nursing UK and President of the WA Branch of the Australian Nursing Federation. Janet was also the President of the Education Union at UWA. Janet was elected as the Independent Liberal Member for Alfred Cove in 2001.

Some of Janet's most recent achievements include the rescinding of the $30 fee for a Companion Card; in principle support from both parties to protect children from body piercing without parental consent; and a commitment from both major parties to build 1000 acute care beds at the new Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Janet with family

Janet has worked with many groups in the community on a wide variety of issues including:

  • health
  • housing
  • the environment
  • public transport
  • heritage
  • human rights
  • prostitution
  • and improving resources for our seniors and the disabled.