She has a long involvement in sport having played rugby both at the representative level and for Sydney University.  She is a former Chair of NSW Women’s Rugby Union.  She had a 37-year soccer career including the former State League for Liverpool FC and local teams Lidcombe Waratahs and Granville Kewpies. 
 
She holds a Bronze Medallion in Surf Lifesaving and is captain of the NSW Parliamentary netball team.  Lynda has represented the Australian Parliaments in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Cricket Cup in London and Parliamentary Rugby Cup.