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Starting her career in Education, Mel was a teacher for 10 years, working with both primary and high school students in Learning & Behaviour Support and Vocational Education & Training. 

For the last 20 years, Mel has been a Family Support Worker, helping families tackle issues that are most problematic to them. She has a warm and genuine approach with people and provides a safe and comfortable space to explore the problems and find solutions. 

In 2019, she became a Nationally Accredited Mediator (NMAS) and completed specialist training in Family Dispute Resolution at Bond University, Qld. 

She is now a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and working as a private family mediator, helping families resolve parenting and property matters through mediation.

With a background in child protection law and family law and as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Family Group Conference Facilitator and Child Consultant, Renee is able to draw on her experience in these areas to the benefit of many families and their children. 

Renee has worked as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner for over 12 years and as a Child Consultant and Child and Family Therapist within the post separation context for over 8 years. 

Renee has vast experience working with a diverse range of families in the post separation and child protection contexts, from high conflict to culturally diverse families. 

Renee is passionate about providing families and children with a safe and non-judgmental context in which all parties feel empowered to have a voice and remain focused on resolution and the best outcomes for children. 

 Louise is a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Nationally Accredited Mediator and Counselling Professional. She cares deeply about people and their families, careers and workplaces and is driven to support and empower people through challenging times of conflict or change and transition. She helps clients to, where possible, avoid costly, stressful and drawn-out litigation.  

Louise is experienced in helping separating couples resolve their parenting, property and financial issues in a timely and respectful manner. She is located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and also travels to meeting rooms throughout Melbourne as well as delivering services online.

Louise’s qualifications and accreditations include:

· Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution

· Accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner with the Federal Attorney General’s Department

· NMAS Accredited Mediation Training and Assessment

· Registered on the National Register of the Mediator Standards Board

· Member of the Victorian Association of Dispute Resolution (VADR)

· Member of the Elder Mediation Australasian Network (EMAN)

· Graduate Diploma of Careers Education and Development 

 With a social science and consultant background of over 20 years working with families; Wendy brings her skills and experience to her work as a mediator with a high level of empathy and ability to work sensitively and efficiently with families.

As a mediator, Wendy seeks to provide a safe space where participants feel secure to hear and discuss concerns, thoughts, and needs; and to provide the opportunity for the participants to have a voice on decisions and actions that impact them. 

Areas of mediation:  Parenting (e.g., parental plans and parent-teen), Property, Elder, School and Workplace Mediation.

As an experienced facilitator and educator, Wendy also provides training and professional development opportunities in conflict resolution, mediation, and mentoring in the workplace.

Wendy is a nationally accredited mediator and is registered with the Attorney Generals Department to provide Family Dispute Resolution and issuance of Section 60I Certificates.  Wendy is also a member of Resolution Institute’s Professional Development Group in QLD.

• Reduce parental conflict;
• Build a co-operative co-parenting relationship; 
• Create routine and structure for children; 
• Reduce stress and anxiety; and
• Create or update your Parenting Plan.

• Identify the net property pool;
• Negotiate property settlement;
• Negotiate Child Support; 
• Create financial certainty after separation; and 
• Drafting Property Agreements.

• Negotiate Child Support
• Negotiate additional expenses

We can issue you with a Section 60I certificate if mediation is not suitable, or if you are unable to resolve your parenting issues at mediation to allow you to commence parenting proceedings in court.