Liz was first elected to State Parliament in the 1999 election, as the Member for the electorate of Tullamarine. She represented the constituents of Tullamarine until 2002, when an electoral redistribution created a slight relocation in the electorate, now named Yuroke which she won in 2002.
She was re-elected to State Parliament again in November 2006 and November 2010 as the Member for Yuroke.
During her time in Parliament, Liz has held a number of positions that have reinforced her strong desire to represent the community.
In 2002 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Sport and the Commonwealth Games, a position that she held until the election in 2002. Following her re-election in 2002, she was promoted to the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Education, and after the 2006 election was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Planning.
In August 2007, Liz was appointed Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs and in 2009 was also appointed Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs.
Liz has been a member of the Law Reform Committee and the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulation Committee, as well as being Co-Chair of the Anzac Day Subcommittee. She was Chair of the Women in Water Working Group, and is founder of the Parliamentary Friends of Sri Lanka group.
Liz has been a member of the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee.
Liz was born in the inner city Melbourne suburb of Richmond, and grew up in Moonee Ponds. Moving to the outer suburbs of Melbourne in later years, Liz became part of a young, thriving, developing community.
She currently lives in her electorate that she represents with her husband Chris.