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Lyn was born in Whyalla and has lived there all her life with her two children. Lyn has been very outspoken to ensure a fair go for regional communities. She is the only Country Labor Member in the Lower House and has a strong commitment to regional development. Lyn chairs the Environment Resources and Development Committee, and is a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee.

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William Ernest Giles (1835-1897) arrived in Adelaide in 1850, and in later life explored much of the hinterland of this rural district. He led the 1872 and 1873 expeditions into Central Australia to find a practicable route to Western Australia, discovering Lake Amadeus and Mount Olga. His third major expedition in 1875 crossed the Great Victoria Desert to WA, returning across the Gibson Desert. This won him a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society, London, in 1880. He also explored the Musgrave Ranges in 1882.

Area:approx. 50 0738.0km2

Location: This remote country district extends from the Iron Triangle City of Whyalla, on the Spencer Gulf, west and north-west to the borders with Western Australia and the Northern Territory and encompasses pastoral leases, Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Land and Crown Land. Geographically the largest electorate to be contested at the 2006 election.

History: Contested for the first time at the 1993 elections, following its creation under the 1991 boundaries redistribution. The 2003 redistribution made changes to the southern and northern boundaries.