Chris Twomey

Biography

Chris is a Senior Industry Fellow with the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, a position he holds in conjunction with being Research and Policy Development Leader at the Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS). Chris brings to BCEC a wealth of experience in industry, government and community engagement and his appointment provides the Centre with extensive networks at both state and federal level, and will continue to develop BCEC’s stakeholder engagement and collaboration activities.

Chris represents WA and the community sector on a number of key national and state advisory committees, including the National Coalition on Child Safety and Wellbeing, the National Child Safe Sectors Leadership Group, the UN Australian Child Rights Taskforce, the WA Care Sector Working Group with Department of Training and Workforce Development, the WA Digital Inclusion Leadership Forum with Department of Premier and Cabinet, among others. Chris co-chairs the Community Partnership Roundtable, Data and Outcomes Working Group and the Connecting Early Years Networks program with Department of Communities.

Prior to his current roles, Chris has been a Senior Policy Advisor to federal politicians and worked in communications at a number of WA universities. Chris has a background in the social sciences and humanities, including science communications and multi-media production, and is commencing a PhD looking at social investment models, early intervention and the role of community-controlled services in reducing the number of children in state care. Chris is also the current National Over 50s SUP Surfing champion and has won more than ten State surfing titles.