Our Staff

Ewan Filmer

Ewan has been Coordinator at Capricorn Citizen Advocacy since July 2013.  Before coming to CCA he worked for 25 years in six local governments around Queensland including Rockhampton Regional Council. He has been employed to support prisoners leaving Capricorn Correctional Centre and in roles at CQ University, Rockhampton.

Ewan gains a great deal of great job satisfaction in working alongside the Management Committee recruiting and supporting good matches.  He  loves how Citizen Advocacy is able to help make a real difference in vulnerable people’s lives. 

The Citizen Advocacy model has much evidence that healthy unpaid, freely given relationships can be of crucial importance for vulnerable people, as these relationships act as a check and balance to paid supports from various service providers.  They also assist to combat loneliness for both parties, which is a recognised as world wide epidemic across all social strata in all advanced economies.    

He is involved in the local community as a Life Member of a Special School P&C, member of CQ University’s Rockhampton Regional Engagement Committee and grant writer for Warripari Scout Group in West Rockhampton.

Donna Graham

Administration Officer

Donna has been the Administration Officer at Capricorn Citizen Advocacy since April 2021. She possesses an extensive history of business management, administration and bookkeeping within a plethora of different industries. This has included, the management of a local builder, a commercial transport company and a hospitality establishment.

Donna also spent 4 years working within the justice system. This time provided her a very comprehensive learning experience in offering support and understanding of the needs of people requiring advice and advocacy as they moved forward in their lives, often following much adversity and life changing events.

Before the pandemic, Donna was feeling the need for change and studied a Certificate III in Community Services as the call to help vulnerable, at-risk people, became prevalent.

The satisfaction felt by Donna in her role at Capricorn Citizen Advocacy is heartfelt. It has been a learning and joyful experience, especially seeing the outcomes for clients and proteges, who now have much needed support and encouragement and the company, kindness and consistency of care given by our valued advocates, who’ve been so well matched through the assistance of Capricorn Citizen Advocacy’s program.

Donna is looking forward to progressively learning more about advocating effectively so she may better promote, protect and defend the personal wellbeing and interests of vulnerable people with disabilities who have unmet needs and limited means to have those needs addressed.