The Hon. Candy Broad

The Hon. Candy Broad

GOTAFE Board Chair

Candy Broad was appointed to the GOTAFE Board in September 2021 and was appointed Chair on 1 July 2022.

Candy holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Superannuation Trustees and is an experienced company director.
Candy is currently a Board Director of Gender and Disaster Australia and was previously an independent Trustee Director of First Super, Chair of Women’s Health Victoria, Board Director of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Chair of PrimeSafe, Board Director of Hepburn Wind and Chair of Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre.

Candy was also a Victorian Government Minister for seven years, with a total of 15 years’ of parliamentary experience. Candy’s ministerial portfolios included Housing, Local Government, Energy and Resources, and Ports.

Candy was Victoria’s first female Minister for Energy and Resources and the first female Minister for Ports and she is a founding member of EMILY’s List Australia.

Her experience representing the Northern Victoria Region in the Legislative Council and in the role of Minister for Local Government have contributed to Candy’s strong commitment to regional and rural communities and the vital role of Victoria’s public TAFE’s in delivering the high-quality training communities need.