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Deanie Carbon

Deanie Carbon

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Contractor communications and community engagement specialist

  • Education

    • Churchlands Senior High School

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    • Mandurah Senior High School

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    • IAP2

      2019 -
      Advanced Certificate in Community Engagement

  • Experience

    • News Ltd

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1999
      Journalist

    • Beaudesert Shire Council

      Aug 1999 - Mar 2008
      Manager Media and Communications

    • Logan City Council

      Mar 2008 - Feb 2011
      Program Leader Community Engagement

      After local government amalgamations, Deanie was appointed to Logan City Council to establish its first dedicated Community Engagement Program. The aim was to find a way to stay in touch with Council's 1500 staff and 270,000 residents. She introduced a uniform community engagement approach by using the IAP2 model, undertaking training of 70 staff across Council, establishing guidelines and survey tools, and participating in a regional community engagement network.

    • QGC - A BG Group Business

      Mar 2011 - Nov 2012
      Manager Communications, and Manager Process and Procedure

      Review QGC’s organisational capacity in communications, gap analysis, build capacity, coach new team.Recruit team, restructure responsibilities, document processes, review and produce new collateral.Establish team to review staff engagement and implement strategyWorked with senior executives to instil confidence in speaking in public.Changed culture from reactive publicity to proactive publicity. Established key working relationships with internal staff and peers in other major gas companies with regular meetings Show less

    • Department of Regional Development and Lands - Royalties for Regions Division

      Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
      Manager Public Relations and Media

    • Department of premier and cabinet wa

      Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
      Senior media adviser to three State Government Ministers

      Minister for Agriculture and Food - November 2015 to April 2016Minister for Transport - April 2015 to November 2015Minister for Local Government, Community Services, Seniors and Volunteering; Youth - March 2013 to March 2015

    • City of Cockburn

      Jul 2016 - May 2019
      Community engagement

    • IAP2

      Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
      WA Convenor

      Contact me about community engagement training and advice

    • Town of Bassendean

      May 2019 - Sept 2020
      Corporate Communications Specialist

      New role for this local government, creating connected communities in communications and community engagement

    • IAP2

      Oct 2019 - May 2020
      IAP2 Trainer in community engagement

    • City of Bayswater

      Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
      Community Engagement and Communications

      Implementing a communications plan to encourage behaviour change as the City rolled out FOGO to 30,000 households, businesses and other stakeholders.

    • City of Gosnells

      Mar 2021 - Sept 2021
      Project consultation Advisor

    • Contractor

      Sept 2021 - now
      Senior communications and community engagement professional

      Available for contract work to edit, plan, facilitate or write your communication and engagement needs.

    • City of Cockburn

      May 2022 - Jul 2022
      Internal Communication Specialist

    • Transplant Australia

      Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
      Media adviser

      Promoting the World Transplant Games in April 2023

    • City of Stirling (Western Australia)

      Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
      Communications Specialist

      Helped the comms team through the busy Budget news cycle while they recruit for the permanent role.

    • Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

      Nov 2023 - Mar 2024
      Communications and community engagement advisor

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Engagement HQ Site Administrator

      Bang the Table

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Queen

      Issued by Queens of Clutter on Mar 2021
      Queens of ClutterAssociated with Deanie Carbon

    • Bibra Lake collector of Christmas hampers for women at risk

      Issued by Share The Dignity on Sept 2016
      Share The DignityAssociated with Deanie Carbon

    • Walking Group Coordinator

      Issued by The Heart Foundation on Sept 2016
      The Heart FoundationAssociated with Deanie Carbon

    • Board member

      Issued by Heart and Lung Transplant Foundation of WA Inc. on Jun 2014
      Heart and Lung Transplant Foundation of WA Inc.Associated with Deanie Carbon

    • Editor, australia new zealand magazine

      Issued by Quota International on Jul 2011
      Quota InternationalAssociated with Deanie Carbon