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Comacon is an Australian consultancy specialising in infrastructure and natural resources community and stakeholder engagement, communications and policy development. As Director of Community and Stakeholder Relations and Wellbeing, I manage a wide variety of projects on a consultancy basis.My recent and current projects include:Community Engagement Manager for the delivery team - Monash Freeway Upgrade Stage 2 North East Link Early Works - Stakeholder and Community Engagement Manager for the delivery teamWaterNSW - Providing strategic stakeholder and community engagement advice on emergency drought response infrastructure projectsMelbourne Water Major Project Delivery - Providing strategic planning an community engagement advice on numerous projects over a five-year period, including:18 Mini Hydro-Electricity projects. 29 Retarding Basins (design, planning and construction) - Southern Melbourne package.Three Catch Tank and Surge protection projects (design and construction)Four flowmeter projects (Design and construction)Two Large Solar projects (planning co-ordination and high level stakeholder engagement)Melbourne Water Capital Delivery Strategy for John Holland KBR Joint VentureKananook Creek Retaining Wall Renewal ProjectTyabb Reservoir UpgradeFour Retarding Basin upgradesCommunications and Stakeholder Relations Management - Infrastructure AustraliaCommunity Relations Management for Fulton Hogan - Majura Parkway Upgrade (ACT) and Berry BypassCommunity and Stakeholder Relations/Communications Consultant - Smart Meter Relaunch - (Victoria)Stakeholder Engagement - ESS Energy program - NSW Government (NSW)Indigenous Consultation Network - Northern Australia (NT, QLD)NSW Freight and Ports Community Consultation - Transport NSWCommunity Consultation - ACT Corrective Services (ACT)Community Relations Management - Foxground and Berry Bypass - (NSW) Community Relations Management - Southern Sydney Freight Line project (NSW)

The NCEIF is a not for profit annual conference for community engagement professionals in the infrastructure and natural resources sector. www.nceif.com.au

I was part of the bid team and have been seconded into the CPB Contractors/Cardno team to deliver the works and head up the Stakeholder and Community Engagement team on behalf of Comacon.

Comacon won the contract to support Infrastructure Australia's Stakeholder Relations and Communications functions. I was the consultant in charge of this contract.

I worked in this position on contract through Comacon.The project involves the construction of a 31km dedicated freight line between Macarthur and Leightonfield in southern Sydney.My position included the management of community relations, internal and external communications and performance reporting.

I managed communications including media for the Carbon Capture and Storage program as a contract role through Comacon

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I was responsible for managing community relations activities associated with the NSW Government’s Metropolitan Water Plan infrastructure development and construction

In this position I was responsible for communications and community liaison for major road upgrades and traffic management projects in the western region of Sydney.