Jen assisted City of Greater Geelong to set up a Community Consultation Group to enable ongoing discussion with local community representatives regarding issues associated with the Drysdale Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre. Jen chaired the first meeting to establish the group in June 2016, and helped guide the format of a community drop-in session that preceded the meeting. She facilitated a further 12 meetings until stepping away from the role after the July 2019 meeting.

Jen was supported in her ongoing chairing of the group by Sally Chandler-Ford, who produced comprehensive notes of the meetings.