Ms Sterrett,her partner and nine-year-old daughter live on 0.8 hectares close to the river,30 kilometres north-east of the CBD.
She often sees kangaroos bounding past,echidnas waddling through her yard and rosellas flitting through trees. She is a keen canoeist.
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And from January 17,our famous “upside-down river” will be her workplace. Ms Sterrett has been named the new Yarra riverkeeper – the third person and the first woman in the role.
She said it “ticks all the boxes” of her ideal job – being outdoors,working with people and involving environmental causes.
Most of her career has been spent working with aid charities Oxfam and World Vision on climate change education and community adaptation projects in countries such as Bangladesh,Vanuatu and South Africa. She is a member of a local landcare group and the Warrandyte Climate Action Now group.
Ms Sterrett was disappointed at the pact signed by delegates to the Glasgow climate conference,saying it failed to make enough progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.