Our Mission

The mission of the Nhill Learning Centre is to bring about positive change and wellbeing in our community through individual growth by providing a platform for social opportunities through learning, interactive exchange, and information in a welcoming all inclusive environment. We will maintain a high standard of services and be accountable to both community and funding bodies.

Nhill Learning Centre is proud to be a member of Learn Local. Learn Local is a network of over 250 not-for-profit organisations across Victoria offering adult community education and training to people of all walks of life. We provide education and training programs and deliver a wide range of other services to our community. Being part of Learn Local enables us to deliver affordable learning opportunities to the community.

Child safety


Statement of Commitment to Child Safety


Our organisation is committed to child safety.


We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers.


We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.


We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.


We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.


Our organisation is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.


Our organisation has robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.


Our organisations is committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks.


We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.


We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments. 

Nhill Learning Centre staff

The Committee

The Committee of Management is committed to ensuring that the Nhill Learning Centre remains responsive, accessible, accountable and effective and is responsible for governance, is accountable and responsive to the community, ensures accountability for funds received, develops and implements strategic plans for the future direction of the centre and ensures that it meets its legal obligation under the relevant acts.

The Committee of Management is made up of up to 12 members of the local community. These people give of their time voluntarily and are elected to serve a two year term.

President:  Rod Jones   
Vice President:                    
Secretary:  Jenny Creek                                 
Treasurer:  Janet Stanford
General committee members:  Tarrah Dodds, Jake Wiffen

Our achievements



  • Winner of 2018 Wimmera Business Awards / Paw Po Products Best New Business
  • Winner of the 2017 AMES Australia Diversity Innovation Award
  • Winner of the 2015 Victorian Training Award "Community Training Provider of the Year"
  • Winner of the 2015 AMES Australia Diversity Innovation Award


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