Wendy Attenborough spent ten years as an executive in the Western Australia Public Service. She has worked on a range of significant policy issues in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and represented the State Government in a range of cross-jurisdictional negotiations.
Prior to joining the public sector, Ms Attenborough spent almost 10 years at a non-government organisation in the Kimberley, working with Aboriginal people on land-related issues.
She started her professional life as a journalist and producer with ABC Radio, working in WA, Victoria and the NT. Much of her childhood was spent in the Pilbara, sparking a love of the natural environment.
Ms Attenborough has been the general manager at the City of Perth since December 2023. Prior to that, she was executive director of Perth Zoo from May 2018 to May 2023
