 Roberts was elected to Lane Cove Council and served as a Councillor between 1995 and 2003, including a term serving as Deputy Mayor and two terms as Mayor, between 1999 and 2000 and between 2001 and 2002.Between 1992 and 1996, Roberts was employed as an adviser to the Hon Dr Brian Pezzutti MP, and between 1996 and 2003, Roberts was employed as an electorate officer to then Prime Minister, John Howard.In the book "", journalist Chris Masters claimed that Roberts was employed to act as a liaison between the office and Sydney radio broadcaster Alan Jones.