THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
The Australian Institute of Company Directors ‘Company Directors Course (GAICD)’ is also under her belt as well as a Green Star Accreditation from the Green Building Council of Australia. Having a long term passion for dance and music, she also served as Treasurer on the Board of the Ausdance National Council, a Not- For-Profit Arts organisation supporting the professional dance sector. “Dancing is not a talent of mine unfortunately but it has been for my girls and I’ve always loved watching them dance. I love all the arts, the theatre and ballet and make sure we go to at least 6 or 7 shows a year.” Despite all the above, Libby remains extremely modest about her achievements and the juggling act in between, and instead talks of the practical ways she navigated her journey; taking one step at a time, at the right time and giving things what they needed, when they needed it. “Based on my personality, I knew I wasn’t going to do part time work or part time mothering well. So, I just took the view of my mother, who has always been a career focused woman, that you focus on what you need to at the time and can always get back into building your career later on. I had seen my Mum build a completely new career later in her life, so I wasn’t concerned about “missing out” in the short term. She got a PhD at 60 and became an Associate Professor. She totally changed direction from her earlier career days and has had great successes in different areas before and after children.
You must make choices and there’s always going to be a trade-off but I really felt like I gave my girls as much of myself as I could in their formative years. It’s not for everyone but it was the right decision for us as a family.” THE EARLY DAYS. Having an idyllic beachfront upbringing, Libby grew up in Cottesloe, WA. “I had a very relaxed childhood living by the beach. When we were little we’d get pulled out of school early on a Friday and head down the coast for the weekend. At the direction of my Dad, we always stopped for Friday night lap swimming followed by hot chips! It was pure freedom with either beach or bush walks and riding our bikes everywhere.” This was the foundation of Libby’s early years until she started her engineering degree at UWA. Being a woman of many interests, and one who always loved working, Libby’s first job was with Wood & Grieve Engineers in Perth and later Melbourne as a Mechanical Engineer. However, after realising her ‘joy’ was in working with people and projects rather than in the detail of the design, she later moved to Incoll Management in Sydney working for Greg Incoll. “Greg gave me a great opportunity as a Project Manager and I got to work on so many fantastic projects such as the Carlton United Brewery site, which is now the Central Park development.”
The Foundry, West End Residences - Glebe, NSW
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