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Meet the Board

Rob Birch

Chair

Rob Birch Dip Bus Mgt ExperienceRob has worked in the Recruitment, Apprenticeship and... Read more

Dr. Louise Johnson

Deputy Chair

Louise is Professor of Australian Studies and Geography at Deakin University She has worked at... Read more

Matthew Grapsas

Treasurer

Matthew is a fully qualified financial advisor with over 22 years in the financial services... Read more

Dr. Joan Benjamin

Joan is a retired Academic, with over 40 years’ experience teaching at all levels of education,... Read more

Elaine Carbines

Elaine Carbines AM (BA Monash, Dip Ed Monash, GAICD, FIPAA (Vic)) is the former CEO of G21 – The... Read more

Fiona McIntyre

Fiona has worked in the Employment Services Industry since 1997 She has been with MatchWorks for... Read more

Simon Tait

Simon is a commercial lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in the legal industry Simon has... Read more

Getting Started
with Getting Ahead

We are pleased to be offering Getting Ahead in conjuction with the Cloverdale Community Centre. In Getting Ahead, participants investigate the impact low wages or dependence on Centrelink payments has on them and what it takes to move from just getting by to getting ahead.

Getting Ahead is different from other learning experiences. Participants are not told what to do or think but are encouraged to become investigators of their own lives, to dig for the facts and not settle for the obvious answers. Investigators look for the truth and become experts at what they’re investigating.

What Getting Ahead participants discover usually leads to a brighter assessment of the future and their place in it.