Biography
Eden is a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Hons) student at Curtin University, in Perth, Western Australia. Her achievements include being in the top 1% across her university, holding the highest academic standing across her course and receiving the Don Watts High Achievers Scholarship. As a New Colomo Program Alumna and keen traveller, her studies have taken her to ten Asian and Pacific countries including an internship in the Maldives and COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Her connection to her communities supported her in excelling in sports, drama, and academia. Knowing not everyone has been afforded this luxury, she is motivated to foster equitable and sustainable communities across all scales to ensure no one is left behind. Already having had several leadership roles across planning, politics, and community organisations, she is committed to continuing her efforts in community building and endeavours to learn more on the intersectionalities of development and inequality.