Expressions of Interest – Community Advisory Committee

Geelong Cemeteries Trust (GCT) is seeking community-minded individuals to join our Community Advisory Committee (CAC).

As a volunteer member, you'll have the opportunity to contribute your insights, experience and community perspectives to help shape the future of our services and ensure we continue meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve.

About Geelong Cemeteries Trust

We are a community-based organisation dedicated to serving the diverse needs of the communities we support. As a values-driven and forward-thinking sector leader, we deliver essential services across our iconic sites with care, professionalism, and integrity.

We maintain 22 cemetery locations across the Greater Geelong, Bellarine, Surf Coast, Colac-Otway and Macedon Ranges regions. Every day, we work alongside families and communities to deliver meaningful services that honour lives and preserve places of remembrance.

We are committed to providing respectful, inclusive, and meaningful services that reflect the values, traditions and expectations of our communities.

About the role

As a member of our Community Advisory Committee, you will provide advice and guidance from a community perspective, helping us strengthen our services, engagement and strategic planning. Committee Members contribute independent insights to help ensure the voices of our diverse communities are heard.

Our committee:

• Provides advice and feedback on current and future services, initiatives and plans
• Supports effective community engagement and consultation
• Ensures diverse community voices and perspectives are considered in decision-making
• Identifies emerging community needs, expectations and opportunities

Committee members are appointed for a term of up to three years.

Time Commitment

• Volunteer role
• Quarterly meetings
• Hybrid attendance available (online or in person)
• Approximately three hours per quarter

Who We're Looking For

We welcome applications from people who are passionate about their community and interested in helping shape the future of GCT's services.

We are committed to ensuring our Community Advisory Committee reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and strongly encourage applications from people of all ages, backgrounds and lived experiences.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally:

• Be active in your community through formal or informal networks
• Have strong connections and an understanding of community needs
• Be able to consider issues from a broad and inclusive community perspective
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and a willingness to contribute ideas

How to Apply

If you are passionate about your community and would like to contribute to the future direction of Geelong Cemeteries Trust, we encourage you to apply.

Please visit our website at gct.net.au/news to download the application form.

Once completed, please email your application to [email protected] by 9:00am Monday 24 August 2026.

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Geelong Cemeteries Trust is committed to being a diverse, inclusive, and respectful organisation. We encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, cultural backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people with varied life experiences.