Richelle joins the team with this being her first foray into public life. Richelle is passionate about Lismore and our region, having been born, educated and working here her entire life - a true Lismore local.

From Larnook Primary through to Trinity High School, Richelle studied dental nursing and worked in that role for 11 years.  It was then that Richelle decided to enrol at SCU full-time to study nursing.  Richelle is equally passionate about the importance of education being available to local kids - she has been able to turn her studies into her present job at Lismore Base Hospital where she is the Acting Nurse Unit Manager of Theatres.

Richelle is married to husband, Beau, who is the popular manager of the Station Hotel's Bottle Shop in South Lismore. They have 3 children, Wez (14), Mya (13) and Myles (11).

Away from work, Richelle is involved in multiple local sporting clubs with soccer, netball, rugby and cricket all taking up lots of family time.

What prompted Richelle to join Steve’s team was his vision and goals for Lismore. Richelle has said that she would never put herself up for something she does not believe in. 

Richelle knows that Steve Krieg and all of his team share her passion.  She knows that Steve has really good intentions for the future of Lismore, which in turn positively impacts the future, not only her, but all her children. "It really is a beautiful town, and Steve is absolutely the right man to make positive changes for us all", Richelle said.