Shelley Shepherd

Shelley is a Director of Urbaqua, a not-for-profit environmental organisation that works to support and deliver water and environmentally sensitive outcomes in Western Australia.

She has significant experience in environmental and water planning, gained from working within State and Local Government and the private sector.

Shelley is a strong advocate for the ability of the land use planning system to deliver innovative development outcomes and liveable communities which respond to environmental and climatic conditions and works with Government and industry to raise awareness of how to deliver water sensitive cities.

She is also Program Manager of New WAter Ways, the Western Australia’s capacity building association for water sensitive urban design; the Deputy Chair of the Western Australian Water Sensitive Transition Network; a National Board Member of the Australian Water Association; and Secretary of Stormwater WA.