ENVIRONMENT OFFICER 

Amara Glynn was our Environment Officer and is now Acting Senior Manager Environment at Centennial Parklands.

Centennial Parklands Foundation provided funding for her role as Environment Officer from 2012 to 2017. Amara’s role was incredibly important in managing the environmental strategies, plans and procedures at Centennial Parklands - and helping to protect wildlife habitats and the restoration of plant species across the Parklands.

Amara was, and continues to be, passionate about the beautiful natural areas and diversity of wildlife that can be found in the Park. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Ecology and Environmental Science, and as Education Officer, was responsible for:

  • Supervising and coordinating environmental initiatives, including vertebrate pest, noxious weed and aquatic vegetation management
  • Water management, including water quality testing and waste management
  • Coordinating research applications
  • Monitoring environmental issues overall

Centennial Parklands Foundation also funded a number of key projects managed by Amara, which include:

  • Pest and weed control
  • Bat and tree monitoring Water quality monitoring
  • Environmental Management Systems (EMS)