Lindsay Wegener

A social worker by profession, Lindsay Wegener has over 35 years of experience working in the fields of child protection and youth justice.

Lindsay commenced his career within the (then) Queensland Department of Children’s Services and for the next 20 years continued his employment in the government sector holding senior policy, program development and operational director positions. Lindsay then worked for several years in State Manager and Director roles within non-government organisations providing a range of residential and specialist foster care services for children and young people. Following a four-year period delivering consultancy services for both government and non-government agencies, Lindsay became the Executive Director of PeakCare in 2011.

Lindsay is highly regarded as an experienced and innovative practitioner, policy-maker, manager, service administrator, educator and advocate.