Catherine Thompson

Catherine plays a key role in fostering collaboration between community members, young people, services and government as part of Hands Up Mallee’s Engagement and Action team. She develops and leads approaches for creating safe spaces that support open dialogue, inclusion, and meaningful participation in systems change.
Born and raised in Mildura and now raising her own family here, Catherine is deeply invested in the future of the local community. She values the strength, connection, and creativity of regional life and communities and the opportunity to draw on this to create positive and sustained social change.