SWGP Membership

Clergy:

Monsignor Les Tomlinson, Chair
Vicar General; Secretary of the Roman Catholic Trusts’ Corporation of the Diocese of Melbourne; Secretary & Moderator of the Archdiocesan Curia; Secretary of the Archdiocesan College of Consultors; Deputy Chairman of the Diocesan Finance Council; Secretary of the Archbishop’s Personnel Advisory Board; Deputy Chairman of the Diocesan Extension & Maintenance Fund; Chairman, Planning, Building & Finance Committee for Parish Capital Works; Director, Catholic Capital Grants (Vic) Pty Ltd; Director, RC Education Supplies Pty Ltd.

Father Peter Cross
MA (Oxon), STD, Parish Priest of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Brighton; Member of the Archdiocesan College of Consultors; Member of the Archbishop’s Personnel Advisory Board; Lecturer at the Catholic Theological College.

Father John Salvano
B. Econ, B Theol, JCL, MCL, Parish Priest of St John’s Parish, Clifton Hill; Secretary, Tribunal of Victoria & Tasmania

Father Joseph Ruys
B Theol, IC Vietnamese Language; Parish Priest of Holy Child Parish, Dallas; Member, Archdiocesan Commission on Migration.

Religious:

Sister Helen Reed RSJ
TPTC, B.A. & Dip Ed (Melb), M. Ed Admin (UNE), Dip Company Law, Former Principal of MacKillop College, Werribee, CRC Melton, Mount St Joseph’s Girls College, Altona West; Pastoral Associate, Williamstown Parish.

Pastoral Associate:

Mrs Kathy Lillis
Dip Ed, Grd Dip Migrant Cultural Studies, presently completing B. Theol; Pastoral Associate Oakleigh Parish. 24 years teaching in Catholic Education, Catechist in State Schools.

Lay:

Dr. Wendy Cahill
Ph D (Melb), M Ed (Melb), B Ed (LaTrobe), Dip Ed, Dip T (MTC), FACE, Senior Fellow, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Education Melbourne, Head INET, Regional Co-ordinator, Specialist Schools Trust. Former Board Member of Catholic Adult Education Melbourne. Dr. Cahill has been deeply involved in Catholic Education and Adult faith Education.

Mr John Pearce
B Sc (Hons); B Theol, Dip Ed, G Dip Soc Stats, LLB, G Dip Legal Prac. Senior Legal Officer, Legal Branch, Land Registry, Dept. of Sustainability and Environment. Treasurer, Melbourne Catholic Lawyers Association. Former Senior Analyst, State Revenue Office, Former Research Officer, Catholic Education Office.

Executive Officer:

Mr Peter Whiting
B Com (Hons); B Theol; Business Management Consultant. Chair Catholic Homes for the Elderly, Chair, Melbourne Catholic Commission for Justice, Development & Peace, Chair, Parish Council, St Gregory the Great Parish, Doncaster. Formerly National Retail Manager, National Employee Relations Manager, The Shell Company of Australia Ltd.