Jeannette highly values natural environment in the Byron Shire and also recognises the challenges in balancing it with the needs of our community and the current housing crisis.

She aims to seek the fairest and most considered environmental outcomes in our ever-changing shire.

Jeannette has used her qualifications in Community Development and
Governance in to assist numerous community organisations and projects to find their feet and move forwards. These include establishing the award winning Mullumbimby Community Garden and Mullum SEED, a charity that supports over 35 environmental organisations with fundraising, administration and governance support. She has recently retired from these two projects as they are now
operating with strength and integrity and are solidly cemented in the culture of
Mullumbimby.

She is a member of the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the
Mullumbimby Civic Hall Management Committee, administers the register of
Significant Trees in Byron Shire, and is continuing to seek a site for the Byron Shire Natural Burial Ground.

She has been involved in the Mullum Hospital redevelopment since 2016 and has compiled the history of the community involvement in the hospital from 1888 to 2023 (available at the Mullum Historical Society Museum).