Christine Goonrey

Christine Goonrey is President of the National Parks Australia Council, and of the National Parks Association of the ACT, Vice President of the Conservation Council of the ACT Region and a member of the ACT Bushfire Council. She is also a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas. Christine has enjoyed walking and skiing in the bush with her family for many years and is particularly fascinated by native orchids in the bush. She spent 15 years as a teacher and even longer as a public servant working in social justice areas such as housing, homelessness and family policy. Since retiring she has been able to devote much of her time to working for the conservation of our national parks and biodiversity.