A BIG HEARTED TEAM
What makes us different is our unique skills and experiences from our varied professions.
What unites us is our passion for community contribution.
We have heart and we can relate with your community, because we are all active in our own communities.
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Cindy Plowman (The Strategist)
Director
Cindy lives and breathes engagement. In the field, she does not rest until everyone's had a say. Her desire for quality engagement puts her at the forefront of the industry. She finds an approach that meets people where they're at and uses her genuine, approachable manner to cut through to what really matters.
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Jacqui Goy (The Smooth Operator)
General Manager
Jacqui is driven by her love of helping people to achieve their best. In communities, this involves community engagement, advocating for social justice and developing inclusive plans and programs. In organisations, this is through developing successful teams and working with individuals to meet their goals.
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Kate Wilby (The Good Samaritan)
Engagement Lead
In every project, you will always hear Kate asking how we can amplify the voices of young people. Passionate about building the capacity of our youth and the importance of co-design, Kate draws on her volunteering and youth work experience to design and implement creative and inclusive projects.
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Kate Berg (The Community Nurturer)
Engagement Support
Kate is the cool older sister, and uses this to to draw young people into conversations about place and their community. She is a natural conversationalist and most happy when processes involve people that normally wouldn't normally have a say.
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Andrew Holman (The Problem Solver)
Health Promotion and Recreation Planning
Andrew (aka Drew) is always the first person to lend a hand in any situation. He has close to 20 years experience working in the health sector – he’s been a paramedic, physiotherapist and has even designed frameworks to improve client treatment and care.
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Linda Skidmore (The Props Guru)
Conversation Facilitator
Linda can get anyone to stop and chat. Her friendly and positive approach invites people into conversations keen to learn more. She loves helping participants recognise their connection to a project and seeing their enthusiasm to contribute.
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Sarah Hopkins (The Caravan Pro Facilitator)
Conversation Facilitator
Conversation Caravan is the perfect place for Sarah – she has a licence to drive a caravan, can fix trailer lights in the rain and has mastered how to back a caravan. More importantly, she is friendly, approachable and understanding.
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Liam Frampton
Conversation Facilitator
As a facilitator, Liam is a versatile communicator who is comfortable in new and challenging situations. He has strong interpersonal skills, with extensive experience building relationships and managing conflict in high-stress environments in healthcare, hospitality, government and business.
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Kirmin Sidhu
Conversation Facilitator
Kirmin is passionate in helping shape communities that people actually want to live in and believe community engagement is a really critical aspect of delivering such outcomes. She is excited about contributing to projects that foster long-term change across multiple interacting elements.
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Catherine Gramaticu
Conversation Facilitator
Passionate about mental health, sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity, Catherine is particularly driven to advocate for vulnerable communities, especially those from culturally diverse backgrounds, drawing on her own immigrant family background.
Talk to us about your next project
We will put together a project team that matches the needs of your project. We believe there is a place for community engagement and placemaking in any project. The caravan travels across Victoria and Tasmania creating community cohesions.