Sourced positions
A verified position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.
Faith & religion verified
Reported as a lifelong member of the City Builders' church, a Pentecostal church led in Australia by her father, pastor Brian Heath. Described in reporting as a conservative Pentecostal Christian.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy verified
Liberal MLC for Eastern Victoria, elected 2022. A social conservative and lifelong member of the City Builders' church (led in Australia by her father, pastor Brian Heath), an organisation that has been accused of historic links to gay conversion practices. Before the 2022 election, then-Liberal leader Matthew Guy said Heath would not be permitted to sit in the parliamentary party room if elected, citing the church's opposition to gay, transgender and reproductive rights; new leader John Pesutto reversed that decision and appointed her Secretary of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. She was a close ally of Moira Deeming and was demoted as party-room Secretary on 12 May 2023 during the caucus vote on Deeming's expulsion. In October 2025 her sister Clare Heath-McIvor testified to a Victorian parliamentary inquiry about conversion practices allegedly linked to the church. In October 2023 she voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for an inquiry into gender-affirming care (defeated 21-16).
Religious freedom verified
Heath, a conservative Pentecostal and lifelong member of the City Builders' church (led by her father), framed religious liberty as a central theme of her inaugural speech (20 December 2022), stating: 'Victorians should not be told what to think, what to say, how to worship, how to raise their children,' which she characterised as 'a failed socialist experiment which has reinvented itself as a cultural movement.'
Freedom of speech verified
Voted against the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024, which repealed the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 and expanded vilification protections (Legislative Council, second reading, 1 April 2025; Ayes 22, Noes 17). Voted for the Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Bill 2025, which allows police to direct the removal of face coverings at protests and expands stop, search and move-on powers (Legislative Council, second reading, 2 December 2025; Ayes 30, Noes 8).
Gambling & gaming reform verified
Voted against the second reading of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Repeal and Advisory Councils Bill 2024, which abolished the Foundation (Legislative Council, 20 June 2024; Ayes 23, Noes 13). Voted for the second reading of the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Pre-commitment and Carded Play) Bill 2024 (Legislative Council, 27 May 2025; Ayes 35, Noes 1). Voted against the third reading of the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (Legislative Council, 17 June 2025; Ayes 22, Noes 14).
Hunting (duck & native birds) verified
Voted against establishing the Legislative Council's Select Committee on Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements, on the motion to establish it (Legislative Council, 9 March 2023; Ayes 20, Noes 15). The committee was established and its majority report later recommended ending recreational native bird hunting. Voted for Jeff Bourman's motion on deer hunting (Legislative Council, 13 November 2024; Ayes 32, Noes 6; agreed to).
Animal welfare verified
Voted against Georgie Purcell's motion on wildlife rescue (Legislative Council, 20 March 2024; Ayes 22, Noes 13; agreed to).
Record last updated 2026-08-13.