Bernadette Collins Email & Phone Number

Geelong

Barwon Water is Victoria’s largest regional urban water corporation, servicing an area encompassing Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and Otways. As a senior member of the engagement team, I led the communications and engagement for major strategic projects, including: Water for our Future: Barwon Water's region-wide community and stakeholder.

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

I provided media and communications advice to the executive leadership team on a range of media issues, as well as coordinating ministerial announcements.I managed the evaluation and reporting of media coverage, which was consistently more than 90% favourable. I worked closely with the executive leadership team and managing director to prepare.

Richmond Town Hall

(Acting April 2013 - September 2014)Yarra City Council is the local government that represents Melbourne’s inner-north-east, including Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond. Yarra is a diverse, artistic and socially progressive community comprising about 80,000 people. As a senior member of the Advocacy, Engagement and Media Relations Unit of Council’s.

Richmond Town Hall

I was responsible for preparing and implementing communications plans for Council’s event and projects, including extensive consultation on a controversial proposal to construct Yarra’s first separated bicycle lanes (2012).As the editor of Yarra News, Council’s monthly newsletter, I was responsible for sourcing and writing stories, and managing graphic.

East Melbourne

The Police Association represents the industrial, legal and professional interests of 14,000 police officers in Victoria. The association is a leading public voice on police and community safety issues and enjoys high media profile. As part of a small communications team, I was responsible for media relations, writing content for member newsletters and the.

South Yarra

Cubit Media Research provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of companies’ media performance.I was responsible for reading and analysing print and broadcast media coverage for national clients including Australia Post and Nissan.Based on my analysis, I prepared reports that provided an overview of media coverage in terms of frequency, tone and.

Edinburgh

The Press Data Bureau monitors media coverage for businesses and government agencies across the UK. My role involved monitoring local and national press in Scotland for more than 200 clients. I also prepared editorial summaries, including content for news website allmediascotland.com.

Certificate Of Engagement

Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication, Public Relations Certificate

Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

I attended Queen Margaret University College as part of an international exchange scholarship program with La Trobe University.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Member of Golden Key International Honours Society