Career
She represented the electoral district of Burleigh in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2012. Prior to becoming an Member of Parliament she worked with Centrelink. Smith is a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) and has been involved in many local community organisations.
She is also patron of various organisations including the Order of the Old Bastards, the Coolamon Chorale, the Gold Coast Horse & Carriage Club, the Miami Tennis Club, Care for Life Suicide Prevention and Burleigh Heads Pensioners Association.
She is also Vice-President of Palm Beach SLSC. They raised two sons and have two grandsons. Their eldest son battled mental illness for many years, inspiring Smith to become vocal in the fight to raise the profile of mental illness and to seek more funding.