Danyelle has over 25 years’ experience in the environment sector and currently manages the delivery of the $137.7 million Local Government Waste and Resource Recovery program under Waste Less, Recycle More, including non-contestable funding for councils, landfill consolidation and regional co-ordination and strategy. Before joining the Department eleven years ago, Danyelle worked in local government. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Science and a Masters of Environmental Studies and previously worked with Sydney Water and Australian Water Technologies managing water quality programs.

Tash Morton has 20 years experience in waste management and sustainability education programs. She is the director of Waste Matters Consultancy and delivers programs for a range of organisations including North East Waste, NSW EPA, Byron Shire Council and community organisations including Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALC’s). Tash has delivered regional illegal dumping projects for North East Waste since 2012, involving 7 Local Councils and community in education, training, awareness raising campaigns, regional interagency forums and the development of resources. In 2015, she began to work more closely with LALC’s in the Northern Rivers to assist them with accessing funding for rubbish projects on Aboriginal lands. Tash holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science in Environmental Policy and Indigenous studies.

Kate Brown’s family are from North Western region of NSW. Growing up in the region and later Tasmania, Kate was taught by her parents from an early age to value the cultures and environments she lives in. It was these early childhood learnings that motivated Kate to obtain a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainably) at the Australian National University. Her studies focused on behaviour change, environmental science, Australian Aboriginal culture and natural resources management. Kate has over 10 years’ experience in project work in both government and nongovernment organisations. With 3 years experience in the Waste sector first as a Project Officer for the NSW EPA Litter Prevention Unit and now as a senior project officer with Waste Aid for the last year.

Amber is deeply connected to her Gumbaynggirr ancestry and the country from which her family lineage originates, the vibrant Mid North Coast of NSW. As a child of mixed Indigenous and European heritage, Amber lived in ‘two worlds’; a unique and often challenging space to inhabit. Through her life experiences, Amber has developed a certain adeptness at facilitating cross cultural discussion grounded in empathy, sensitivity and a commitment to supporting healing through honesty and self accountability. Her experiences as a lecturer at Griffith University in ‘First Australians & Social Justice’ and ‘Working in Communities’ and as a former Indigenous Social Support Worker in Nimbin have supported her to develop and practice transformative approaches to facilitating groups. She has been immersed in transformational work for more than 6 years and counts social justice and human rights as an essential guideline to all work she conducts in the community. Her work is dedicated to her Ancestors, Country and the future generations who she hopes will reap abundance from the small seeds of consciousness planted mindfully today.

Trent Lynwood is a Dunghutti/Bundjalung man based in Coffs Harbour NSW. Trent has been employed in the field of Aboriginal Affairs for the past 15 years and has been working directly with Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) for the past 12 years. As the NSWALC Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) Northern Zone Director Trent has responsibility of supporting 38 LALCs in the Mid North Coast, North Coast and Northern Regions. NSWALC is the State's peak representative body in Aboriginal Affairs with over 20,000 Members and 119 LALC’s covering NSW. Trent holds a Bachelor in Business (Accounting) and a Master’s in Business Administration.