The Carbal Board
Carbal’s Board of Directors
The Carbal Board of Directors meets regularly each month and is tasked with overseeing and providing guidance around the ongoing delivery of the numerous funded health and community programs and services that Carbal is responsible for on behalf of the State and Commonwealth governments.
Drawing on the experience from the diverse backgrounds and qualifications of its members, at all times the aim of the Board’s governance is aligned with the following purposes:
To develop, coordinate and conduct services that provide for the care and support in meeting the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and groups in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs region;
To coordinate and conduct services aimed at improving the health and wellbeing that meets the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs region;
To collaborate with and support research professionals or entities in the development and implementation of translational research that will improve the health and well-being outcomes within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Perry Miller
Non-Executive Chair
Dip. Community Services Management
Perry is a proud Indigenous member of the North Queensland mob and has spent his working career assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to access better health and well-being outcomes.
He currently works at The Haven Toowoomba where he empowers young people to pursue their life pursuits.
Perry Miller
Non-Executive Director
Dip. Community Services Management
Perry is a proud Indigenous member of the North Queensland mob and has spent his working career assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to access better health and well-being outcomes.
He currently works at The Haven Toowoomba where he empowers young people to pursue their life pursuits.
Troy Followes
Treasurer
Post Graduate Cert. of Professional Studies, Dip. Business,
Dip. Counselling
Troy joined the Carbal board in 2022. He is a Counsellor, with a background working in Business, Education and NFP’s. Additionally he has worked with Youth and International humanitarian projects over the last 25 years.
Troy enjoys bringing people and ideas together to leverage positive change for the community and also leads innovative initiatives that focus on sustainability.
Troy brings a passion for creating opportunities in business development via community and stakeholder engagement.
Throughout his career, he has helped clients and peers recognize their unique capabilities and position themselves for success by addressing career strategy and leadership development.
Wayne Williams
Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Education (Primary) USQ (Major in Special Education)
Experience and expertise: Wayne is a proud Wakka Wakka man, born in Brisbane in 1963. He is a Teacher whose passion is improving the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. He is currently the Co-Ordinator, Indigenous Curriculum at the University of Queensland. In this role, Wayne is developing an Indigenous Health and History curriculum for the Faculty of Medicine.
Wayne is also a Board Member and Life Member of the Toowoomba PCYC and the former Chairperson of the PCYC Sport and Recreation Group (SRG).
Wayne Williams
Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Education (Primary) USQ (Major in Special Education)
Experience and expertise: Wayne is a proud Wakka Wakka man, born in Brisbane in 1963. He is a Teacher whose passion is improving the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. He is currently the Co-Ordinator, Indigenous Curriculum at the University of Queensland. In this role, Wayne is developing an Indigenous Health and History curriculum for the Faculty of Medicine.
Wayne is also a Board Member and Life Member of the Toowoomba PCYC and the former Chairperson of the PCYC Sport and Recreation Group (SRG).
George Petroff
Non-Executive Director
M Psych. Clinical, B.A.
Mr George Petroff is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who has worked in both the public and private systems for over thirty years.
During this time he has excelled in an extensive range of roles within alcohol and other drugs units, universities, psychiatric and acquired brain injury centres and acute mental health units. He currently provides services to a wide variety of clients including many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members at his practice, Toowoomba Psychology Services.
Bill Munro
Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Acc Spec Pers Inj
Bill Munro is an accredited specialist in Personal Injuries Law and is the Immediate Past President of the Downs and South-West Queensland Law Association. He is a former member of the Council, the Governing Body, of the Queensland Law Society.
Bill dedicated eight years of service as a member of Carbal when it was an unincorporated association and was a member of the Inaugural Management Committee from its inception. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a large rural Hospital as well as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of a Private Boarding School in Toowoomba. He is a Member and former Chairman of the Council of Elders of St Stephen’s Uniting Church in Toowoomba and a Past Member of the Board of Kulila Indigenous Kindergarten in Toowoomba.
In 2019, Bill Munro was recognised as the Outstanding Indigenous Queensland Lawyer and is actively involved in numerous community associations in his spare time.
He has a special interest in institutional abuse cases, leveraging his qualifications and experience to seek justice for individuals who, as juveniles, were subjected to abuse in government and church-run institutions, including juvenile justice correctional centres and schools.
Recognising that many of those abused were young, naïve Aboriginal youths at the time of their trauma, and identifying as Aboriginal himself, Bill feels he can effectively assist these victims, as well as non-Indigenous victims.
Bill Munro
Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Acc Spec Pers Inj
Bill Munro is an accredited specialist in Personal Injuries Law and is the Immediate Past President of the Downs and South-West Queensland Law Association. He is a former member of the Council, the Governing Body, of the Queensland Law Society.
Bill dedicated eight years of service as a member of Carbal when it was an unincorporated association and was a member of the Inaugural Management Committee from its inception. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a large rural Hospital as well as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of a Private Boarding School in Toowoomba. He is a Member and former Chairman of the Council of Elders of St Stephen’s Uniting Church in Toowoomba and a Past Member of the Board of Kulila Indigenous Kindergarten in Toowoomba.
In 2019, Bill Munro was recognised as the Outstanding Indigenous Queensland Lawyer and is actively involved in numerous community associations in his spare time.
He has a special interest in institutional abuse cases, leveraging his qualifications and experience to seek justice for individuals who, as juveniles, were subjected to abuse in government and church-run institutions, including juvenile justice correctional centres and schools.
Recognising that many of those abused were young, naïve Aboriginal youths at the time of their trauma, and identifying as Aboriginal himself, Bill feels he can effectively assist these victims, as well as non-Indigenous victims.
Brian Hewitt
Company Secretary
M.Ed., B.Ed., Dip Ed., JP Qual
In addition to his role as the current CEO, Brian Hewitt has held the role of Company Secretary from May 2020.