▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁Ab original ▁employ ment ▁advis er ▁for ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Association ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁L akes ▁En tr ance ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁school ▁council ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Now a ▁Now a ▁Primary ▁School , ▁a ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁member ▁for ▁Ind igen ous ▁Administr ators , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Community ▁of ▁Pract ice , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁Australia ▁( V ict oria ), ▁and ▁a ▁project ▁manager ▁with ▁the ▁East ▁Gi pp s land ▁Sh ire ▁Council , ▁where ▁she ▁addressed ▁dis adv antage ▁in ▁L akes ▁En tr ance ▁through ▁the ▁Ad van cing ▁Country ▁Town s ▁Project . ▁ ▁Thor pe ' s ▁grand m other , ▁Al ma ▁Thor pe , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Ab original ▁Health ▁Service . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Thor pe ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁North c ote ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by - e lection ▁after ▁receiving ▁ 4 5 . 2 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁vote , ▁giving ▁her ▁a ▁winning ▁distribution ▁of ▁ 5 0 . 9 3 %, ▁ 1 1 % ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁Labor ▁candidate . ▁Thor pe ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁she ▁delivered ▁her ▁first ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Thor pe ▁was ▁the ▁Australian ▁Gre ens ▁Victoria ▁port folio ▁holder ▁for ▁Ab original