Mary Lyons-Buckett

Profession/Occupation: Lawyer/Mediator

Qualifications:

• B.Applied Science (Clinical and Industrial Microbiology); LLB (Hons); GDLP (ANU)
• LLM (ANU)
• Nationally Accredited Mediator

Committee Membership:

• Disaster and Emergency Committee
• Heritage Committee
• Hawkesbury Sister City Association
• Hawkesbury Western Sydney University Scholarship Panel
• Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Advisory Committee
• Audit Risk and Improvement Committee

Previous Council Service:

• Mayor, 2016 - 2018
• Deputy Mayor, 2018 - 2021.
• Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee (Chairperson)
• Disaster and Emergency Committee
• Hawkesbury Civics and Citizenship Committee
• Human Services Advisory Committee
• Hawkesbury Sustainability Advisory Committee
• Infrastructure Committee (Chairperson)
• Waste Management Advisory Committee (Chairperson)
• clubGrants Local Committee
• Enhancing the Arts Working Group
• Bushfire Management Committee
• Council Budget Preparation Process
• Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
• McMahon’s Park Management Committee
• Greater Services Local Land Services Local Government Advisory Group
• Hawkesbury - Nepean Catchment Management Authority Local Government Advisory Committee
• NSW Public Libraries
• Regional Strategic Alliance
• Western Sydney City Deals Mayoral Forum
• Local Traffic Committee
• General Manager's Performance Review Panel
• Community Services Committee
• Environment Committee

Community Service:

• Climate Council - Cities Power Partnership
• Board Member, The Jarron Project (Suicide awareness)
• Member PCYC Community Management Committee

Previous Community Service:

• Executive Committee and founding member Hawkesbury Environment Network (HEN)
• Member, North Richmond Community Centre Management Committee
• Chair, Street Connect Resilience Project
• Public Officer, Kurrajong Community Forum
• Member, Hawkesbury Community Radio Committee
• Richmond Bridge Duplication Community Working Group
• Community Fellow, University of Sydney, DRRF Project
• Member, Project Reference Advisory Group, DRRF Project, Sydney Environment Institute
• Member DR:FR Project Advisory Committee (FRRR, Victoria)