Geelong Branch
About
The RVAHJ Geelong Branch began in 2006, and several of our JPs have been members for most of the 20 years since. There are nine active Document Signing Centres in the Geelong area, and our branch coordinates seven of them. Recent additions have focused on afternoon, evening and weekend sessions to better meet community needs.
Executive Team
Chair: Wendy Bath
Vice Chair: Howard Grundell
Secretary: Pam Clark
Treasurer: Toni Clarke
Committee Member: Jason Ngam
Signing Centre Co-ordinators: Pam Clark, Howard Grundell and Wendy Bath
Trainers: the Executive team
Branch Meetings
Branch meetings: quarterly, on a Monday evening at The Navy Club, Skene Street, Newtown.
Committee meetings: every six weeks at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library, where the committee is setting up branch policies and procedures.
Signing centre volunteers: team meetings every six weeks for collegiality, support and commitment to our work.
Get Involved
The branch promotes JP services across the region, including flyer distribution, and supports JP education through a monthly JP Newsletter and JP Knowledge Checks at our quarterly meetings.
To get involved or volunteer at a signing centre, contact the RVAHJ office on (03) 9525 7099 or [email protected].
Document Signing Stations
Geelong Police Station and Corio Police Station (coordinator: Howard Grundell)
Corio Village Shopping Centre (coordinator: Pam Clark)
Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library (coordinator: Pam Clark)
Westfield Geelong (coordinator: Wendy Bath)
Branch News
From the branch's November 2026 newsletter.
A new committee
The branch welcomes its new committee: Wendy Bath (Chair), Howard Grundell (Vice Chair), Pam Clark (Secretary), Toni Clarke (Treasurer) and Jason Ngam (Committee Member). A big thank you to Howard, our outgoing Chair, for his leadership and commitment to the branch.
Thank you to our sponsors
Our thanks to the Rotary Club of Kardinia and the Corio/Norlane Lions Club for sponsoring the branch. If you belong to a Rotary, Lions or other community club, please consider asking them about sponsorship. Every contribution helps us support our volunteer JPs.
Westfield Geelong Local Heroes Awards 2026
On 20 October, Wendy Bath, Pam Clark and Toni Clarke represented the branch at the Westfield Geelong Local Heroes Awards. Congratulations to the winner, Amy Hunter-Flint of The Outpost, and to runners-up Nicki Dunne of Wombat's Wish and Scott Smith of Geelong Stars Sport Club.
JPs wanted
Corio Village Shopping Centre and Armstrong Creek Library would both like to offer an extra JP session each week, but we need more volunteers to make it happen. If you're a JP and can help, please contact the RVAHJ office on (03) 9525 7099 or [email protected].
Dates to remember
Quarterly meeting: Monday 14 December 2026, 7:00pm, The Navy Club, 90-92 Skene Street, Newtown.
Branch Facebook groups
RVAHJ Geelong Branch (for JPs only)
Geelong Justice of the Peace Info Page (open to the public)