About Windermere

Providing services from 20 locations, with major centres at Narre Warren, Cranbourne and Pakenham, Windermere is…

• A non-religious, non-Government, not-for-profit community support organisation with more than 100 full-time and part-time staff, over 100 contractors and dozens of volunteers
• Wholly independent and autonomous
• Incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act
• A provider of services to over 3,000 families and children each year
• Able to offer a range of complementary and integrated services.

A voluntary Board of Management guides the direction of the agency in partnership with the Windermere management team and staff.

The majority of Windermere’s services are free, and a client’s circumstances are always taken into account before any fees are applied. Clients referred by the Department of Human Services are never charged.

Around three-quarters of Windermere’s income comes from Government contracts, while the rest comes from fundraising, property rentals, client fees, and bank interest.

For a complete report on our financial position you can click here to download our latest Annual Report.