Who Are We?

Communities That Care Ltd. is a not-for-profit training and consulting company based in Melbourne.

It is the sole licensed provider of the Communities That Care process in Australia. Since its inception CTC Ltd. has been working in Australian communities to build community capacity for prevention.

Vision

The company vision is to promote the healthy development of children and young people through long term community planning to prevent health and social problems.

History

The Communities That Care model was developed in the US and has since been implemented internationally including in Australia where it has been operating successfully for over two decades.

People

The Communities That Care team are based in Melbourne and Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Communities That Care Ltd does not directly employ staff. Staff are sub-contracted through our valued partners Deakin University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
 

Communities That Care Ltd. Board

Communities That Care Ltd is a not-for profit company. We are governed by a Board of Directors that oversees our policy, direction and governance. Members are elected to the Board following nomination.

Our Board

  • John Toumbourou

    Chair Person

    PhD, Professor and Chair in Health Psychology, Deakin University

    Director since 2014

  • Barbara Minuzzo

    Director

    PGDip HealthProm, Allied Health / Community Safety Consultant, Executive Officer, Victorian Safe Communities Network (VSCN)

    Director since 2008

  • Nicola Reavley

    Director

    PhD, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

    Director since 2016

  • Dave Godden

    Director

    BA (Hons), PGDip Health Care Mgt, MPH, MSF, Planning and Projects Officer, City of Darebin

    Director since 2020

The CTC Team

  • Bosco Rowland

    CEO and Research Director

    PGradPsych, MPsych, PhD

  • Jennifer Nazareth

    Financial Officer

  • Louise McDonald

    Coordinators Network Representative

    BA GradDip Psychol

    Representative to Board since 2021

  • Dimitrios Beroukas

    Financial Adviser / Auditor

  • Heidi Renner

    Researcher

Our Partners

Here at Communities That Care, we deeply value the dedication and commitment of our founding members. Their unwavering support and contribution have been integral in establishing our organization's mission of promoting the healthy development of children and young people through long term community planning to prevent health and social problems.