Using circular principles, futures thinking and systems theory to transform the decisions we’re making and the actions we’re taking.

about

An experienced sustainability strategist, applying futures thinking and systems theory to implementing sustainable development.

An ability to build collaborative partnerships and, collectively, design strategies that are transformational and drive generational impact, translating research and reports into tangible action and outcomes.

An engaging communicator and skilled facilitator, presenting, educating and inspiring across a broad range of sustainability related themes.

services

  • Examples of workshop design and delivery:

    • Capital Health Network ACT

    • ACT Health (State Government)

    • Refashioning

  • Examples of stakeholder consultation and liaison and facilitation:

    • The Next Economy Program Director for the Heading Upstream Lab work, funded by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust Foundation

    • RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles

    • RMIT Pacific engagement

    • Planet Ark Circularity conference moderator

  • Examples of advocacy, analysis and development and grant proposal preparation:

    • RMIT Mekong Australia Partnership grant proposal

    • Seamless (clothing product stewardship scheme) training proposal

    • Monash Sustainable Development Institute Fire to Flourish program advocacy advice

  • Examples of evidence synthesis, report writing, story writing and public speaking:

    • Refashioning project

    • Tierra Mar/Ocean Youth Foundation Oceans and Youth policy paper

some nice words

  • Julie is a master facilitator. She creates positivity and action from every group session.

    Mia Swainson | Facilitator, Strategist and Executive Coach

  • I want to thank Julie for working with us to bring this workshop to life. Julie did a great job delivering on our vision and helping send our young water professionals back out across the state with a greater awareness of the SDGs. Our conversations with Julie are always fruitful and she provides the clarity and feedback loops to get the rubber hitting the road. A rare skill indeed.

    Michael O’Neil | Victorian Government

  • Thank you again for the fabulous job you did facilitating our planning workshop. You really added so much value to our planning discussions and kept the conversations on track and outcome focussed.

    Jacqui Bell | AusTrade

  • I absolutely hit the jackpot when I found Julie. Bringing her into run several workshops for us was one of the best things I've done this year. She brings a depth of knowledge about sustainability, She is efficient, organised and responsive. More importantly, she brings a real warmth, energy and passion to all her interactions and this plants the seeds of change in others.

    Petrina Apfel | NSW Government

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Regeneration

It’s clear that the fashion industry (and the textile industry more broadly) must change. The take, make and disposal system of fashion (the linear production and consumption model) means we have an industry that uses an unsustainable amount of resources (natural and synthetic) and produces an unacceptable amount of waste and pollution. Undeniably, the industry is a significant contributor to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss (largely through its negative impact on land and water (quality and quantity). Implementing a circular approach to production and consumption seems an obvious solution: we would make garments to be used more, to be made again and be made from safe and recycled or renewable inputs, as articulated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). And yet today, circularity in fashion is an exception, not the rule, existing as niche “edits” or as part of a “conscious collection”.

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my values

Care deliberately for planet and people. Recalibrate. Regenerate. Restore. Do good. Be better.