Above: Brendan Condon
Criminology Graduate

After working in the construction industry and as a professional revegetation contractor, Brendan established diversionary programmes working with “legally challenged” young people on parole and community based orders. He is now Managing Director of Australian Ecosystems, an environmental restoration and ecological consultancy company which he established in 1997 and which now employs 80 staff.

“I was unsure of what to focus on at University, and Criminology sounded interesting and proved to be a great choice.  Criminology allowed me to deepen my understanding of the society in which we live, and to explore a broad spectrum of political, social and economic theory, as well as to build a broad skill set that I have found applicable and transferable in business and employment. Research and analytical skills, written and oral expression and collaborative problem solving were developed in Criminology and have proven useful in my subsequent business life.”

Brendan’s activist and philanthropic history includes reconstruction work in Bougainville after conflict, mapping illegal logging in Papua New Guinea, post-cyclone reconstruction in Vanuatu, a human rights and environmental speaking tour in Japan, and working with East Timor Asylum seekers in Australia. He completed an Honours degree in Criminology 1995.

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