Joanna Drennan
Waste Minimisation Officer at Frankston City Council- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Frankston City Council
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Australia
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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Waste Minimisation Officer
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Jun 2017 - Present
Responsibilities include:• Waste and litter education, communications and initiatives (e.g. workshops, presentations and event stalls, articles, newsletters, social media posts, the development of educational materials)• Litter and waste related policies, plans, submissions, reports and grant applications• Development of relevant request for quotes and the evaluation of tender applications• Waste auditing• Student supervision and guidanceAchievements:• Developed a Waste Wise Events Policy to prevent and better manage waste at events, as well as a Litter and Dumped Rubbish Management Plan• Visited businesses to identify service gaps and assist with implementing improvement actions to prevent and better manage waste for Council’s Bay Friendly Businesses project. This project was a finalist for Keep Victoria Beautiful’s 2019 Clean Beach/ Waterways Award• Team leader for Frankston City Council’s participation in the 2019 Australasian Management Challenge• Introduced kits of reusable crockery and cutlery for use at staff run events to reduce waste and the use of disposable items
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Acting Coordinator Environmental Services
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Nov 2019 - Dec 2019
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Acting Coordinator Resource Efficiency
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Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
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Resource Recovery Officer
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
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National Pet Register
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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Customer Service Support
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Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Responsibilities:• Attending to phone calls in the call centre (including to ensure lost pets were reunited with their owners)• Data entryAchievements:• Introduced office battery and soft plastics collections for specialty recycling, as well as a shopping bag reuse station
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Care Connect - Non Profit Provider
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Australia
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Case Manager (Disability and ABI teams)
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Nov 2009 - Jul 2014
Responsibilities:• Linking clients in with community services, supports and activities in line with their goals• Person-centred assessments, planning and reviews with clients and their families• Coordination of rehabilitation teams, mainly comprising of allied health professionals• Managing budgets• Report writing and funding and grant applicationsAchievements:• Joint winner of the September 2013 Culture and Innovation Award• Guest speaker at a MND Victoria Health Professionals Day
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Exercise Physiologist
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Mar 2007 - Dec 2009
Companies:• Capper Street Physiotherapy (Tumut, NSW)• LifeCare Ashwood Sports Medicine and LifeCare LaTrobe Sports Melbourne (Melbourne, Vic)• Function First (Canberra, ACT)Responsibilities:• Assessments and reviews• Prescription of exercise rehabilitation programs, classes and education,• Report writing and record keeping• Supervision of Exercise Physiology and Human Movement studentsAchievements:• Set up the Exercise Physiology component of the Capper Street Physiotherapy business – This involved the development of education booklets, report and assessment templates, assessment protocols and guidelines for classes
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Education
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Swinburne University of Technology
Vocational Graduate Certificate in Sustainability, Sustainability -
Victoria University
Master of Applied Science (Exercise Rehabilitation) -
Deakin University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Health Sciences