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Carbines was a member of the Road Safety and
Library Committees in her first three years in office. She also led the Live Music Taskforce, which attempted to solve issues related to live music venues in Melbourne perceived to be under threat due to noise complaints and development. In March 2002, in
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Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Training. In December that year, after Labor's election victory, she was instead made Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment.
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