Jenny Russell

Community Support and Engagement Facilitator - Emerald

Jenny's role is to develop and support networks,  identify and develop partnerships, provide community support, develop and share community understanding, provide project support, facilitate feedback, promote natural resource management and NQ Dry Tropics. 

·         Jenny has lived in Moree NSW for the past three years, in a community engagement position, funded by the National Landcare Program.  She was placed with a NSW regional body, namely the Catchment Management Authority.  Her role included working with community groups, promotion of BMP and natural resource management, and was then extended to cotton industry work (contract negotiation and writing, and project management).  Previous to this, she lived in the Northern Rivers of NSW at Casino, the 'beef capital', and held various positions including Field Officer with NSW State Forests (wildlife surveying and commercial forestry work), laboratory jobs, and volunteer work in Landcare.  She is originally from Canberra where she completed an honours degree in science (Resource and Environmental Management), undertaking an agroforestry project for her honours thesis.  She also held numerous positions in Canberra, including several years of community volunteer work.

Contact Jenny at:

State Government Office Building

99 Hospital Road

EMERALD  QLD 4720

Ph: (07) 4987 7122

Mobile: 0458 243544

Em: Jenny.Russell@nqdrytropics.com.au

OR when in Townsville:

Ph: (07) 4724 3544