Carolyn has over 20 years experience in local government and private sector planning. Carolyn spent 8 years in South Australian local government planning following her graduation from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning. A further two years was spent at Fremantle City Council assessing many complex applications involving heritage buildings & providing expert advice in the Land and Environment Court.
Prior to working in Sydney Carolyn spent 6 years in the UK working in both Cambridge and London. When returning to Australia, Carolyn adapted her extensive experience interstate and overseas to the NSW planning system where she assessed major development applications for mixed use development, commercial and industrial land use within the Sutherland Shire.