Beatrice Makeig

Bea leads on content delivery across LGIU’s core countries: England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Since joining LGIU in July 2023, she has coordinated, edited and published briefings, articles and interviews, overseen newsletter services, and directed LGIU’s first documentary on Age Friendly Ireland.

Before joining LGIU, Bea worked as a Policy Officer for the Australian Federal Government across environment, agriculture and climate change departments. She studied at the Australian National University, where she received a double Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Environmental Studies.

Bea’s key areas of interest are environmental sustainability and climate policy, shaped by both her professional background and growing up on a rural cattle property in NSW, Australia.