City of Coffs Harbour GM Natalia Cowley Receives International Award

City of Coffs Harbour General Manager Natalia Cowley has been awarded one of the highest honours in international financial leadership, receiving the esteemed Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

This prestigious accolade, presented at the annual awards ceremony in Canberra last night, celebrates Ms Cowley’s exceptional leadership in navigating complex financial reforms for two major regional NSW councils.

“I am honoured and humbled to be recognised by my Chartered Accountant peers,” said Ms Cowley, who was instrumental in navigating Central Coast Council out of the biggest financial crisis in recent local government history, before joining the City of Coffs Harbour.

Ms Cowley’s award nominator wrote: “She is leading an agile, fast-paced, ambitious and innovative $250 million organisation that is in charge of its financial destiny.”

Photo: City of Coffs Harbour General Manager Natalia Cowley receives the Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.