Carmen Dwyer

Environmental Officer

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Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

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About me
Board Member | Executive Leadership | Regulatory Practitioner | Risk and Compliance| Regional and Remote
Education
- Charles Sturt University
  1997 - 1998
  Masters of Applied Science (Environmental Science) Restoration, Rehabilitation and Investigations management
- Charles Sturt University
  1995 - 1998
  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Environmental Science Environmental Science
Experience
- Bathurst City Council
  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
  Environmental Officer
  Local Government taught me the importance of finding the balance between what is good policy, practice and innovation while delivering for the here and now of what communities want. A never ending battle to balance growth, innovation and quality of community life and constrained budgets.
- NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
  Jan 2005 - Jan 2014
  - Manager Coal Seam Gas
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
  - Head of Pesticides, Operations and Planning
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2012
- NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
  Nov 2014 - Oct 2023
  - Executive Director Regulatory Operations
    Feb 2020 - Oct 2023
  - Executive Director Waste Operations
    Jul 2019 - Feb 2020
  - Executive Director Waste and Resource Recovery
    Dec 2017 - Jul 2019
  - Director - Gas Regulation
    Nov 2014 - Jan 2018
- Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW)
  Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
  NSW Governments Lead Negotiator, Three Rivers Accord
- Western Region Academy of Sport
  Aug 2019 - now
  Non Executive Director
  At the Western Regional Academy of Sport we strive to provide pre elite regional athletes with the skills, knowledge, networks and support to take their sporting ambition to the next level.
- Sulphide Street Railway and Historic Museum
  Jun 2021 - now
  Non Executive Director
  Non Executive Director with specialist skills in, governance, risk, government relations and land management.Giving back to community is essential to me. The privilege of being able to support one of Broken Hills most iconic tourist attractions is fulfilling and rewarding. Ensuring the Museum can remind another generation of the great achievements of our town and State, while inspiring them to build their own legacy, is an honour.
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  Sept 2023 - now
  Lead Advisor
  Lead Advisor. Setting up Australia's first national Environment Protection Agency. Environment Protection Australia.
Licenses & Certifications
- Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies
  Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
  Sept 2024
  View certificate
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Carmen Dwyer
  NSW Premiers Bushfires Emergency Citation NSW Premier and Rural Fire Service Commissioner Feb 2020 For your contribution and services to the NSW Bushfires 2019-2020 emergency responce.