Louise Judge

Louise Judge has spent more than 25 years working alongside rural and regional communities as they navigate change, challenge and opportunity.

As Manager of the Chinchilla Community Centre, Louise works with local people, volunteers, organisations and community leaders to respond to emerging needs and strengthen community connection, resilience and wellbeing. Over the years her experience includes supporting farming families through drought, coordinating domestic violence and sexual assault services, working with children in care, and helping communities recover and adapt through times of transition.

Throughout her career, Louise has contributed to a range of community-led initiatives and volunteer roles, including helping establish the Red Earth Community Foundation. She is currently on the Board of Neighbourhood Centres Queensland and has served as a board member and advocate in other spaces.

Having grown up in rural New South Wales and raised her family in remote Northern Territory and rural Queensland, Louise brings both professional experience and lived understanding of regional life. Louise is driven by a belief that regional communities already hold the knowledge, strengths and leadership needed to address local challenges, and that lasting change happens when people are supported and included to shape their own future.