Early Life
Carbines was born in Manchester, England, but moved to Australia in 1968 after completing her elementary schooling. She received her secondary education at Mitcham High School, and studied teaching (BA 1978, Dip Ed 1979) at Monash University.
It was at university where she joined the Labor Party, in response to the controversial dismissal of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General John Kerr. She worked as a secondary school teacher, mostly in underprivileged areas for the next twenty years.
In 1988 she gained a Dip Hum from La Trobe University.
She is married to Shane Carbines, a former umpire and senior official with the Geelong Football Umpires League. They have two children, Hannah, b1989 and Scott, b1991. Elaine is also stepmother to Anthony and Nick.
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