Director’s report

A – Number of meetings attended 

B – Number of meetings held during the time the director held office during the year.

Directors’ qualifications, experience and special responsibilities



Principal activities and objectives

Melbourne Primary Care Network, operating as North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network, released our Strategic Plan 2024-2028 that outlines a vision for transforming the health of our community over 5 years. The plan includes 5 strategic objectives. These objectives continue to improve health outcomes for everyone in our community, strengthen primary health care and connect services across the system.

Melbourne Primary Care Network Ltd’s Strategic Objectives 

1. To be a trusted partner in building a high-performing and sustainable health care system.
2. To listen to what people value in their health care and place this at the centre of all that we do.
3. To build the capability of primary health care providers.
4. To generate, translate and share data and evidence about population health needs and outcomes.
5. To work together to build a thriving organisation that is well-governed and financially and environmentally sustainable.

The NWMPHN 2024-2028 Strategic Plan also includes a range of initiatives, indicators and measures to ensure the organisation achieves these objectives.

Members’ guarantee

In accordance with the company’s constitution, each member is liable to contribute $50 in the event that the company is wound up. The total amount members would contribute is $450 maximum.

Review of operations

The total comprehensive gain attributable to members of the entity amounted to $676,647 (30 Jun 2024: $1,039,042). 

Significant Changes in State of Affairs

There was no significant change in the nature of the company’s activities during the financial year. 

Environmental regulation

The company is not subject to any significant environmental regulation under Australian Commonwealth or State law. 

Indemnity and insurance of officers

The company has indemnified the directors and executives of the company for costs incurred, in their capacity as a director or executive, for which they may be held personally liable, except where there is a lack of good faith. 

During the financial year, the company paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the directors and executives of the company against a liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001.

Indemnity and insurance of auditor

The company has not, during or since the end of the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify the auditor of the company or any related entity against a liability incurred by the auditor. 

During the financial year, the company has not paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the auditor or any related entity. 

Proceedings on behalf of the company

No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of the company, or to intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or part of those proceedings.

Rounding of amounts

The company is of a kind referred to in Corporations Instrument 2016/191, issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, relating to ‘rounding-off’. Amounts in this report have been rounded off in accordance with that Corporations Instrument to the nearest dollar. 

Auditors’ independence

The auditors’ declaration of independence as required under section 60-40 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 appears on the following page and forms part of the Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors made pursuant to section 60-15(2) of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Regulation 2013.

On behalf of the directors:

Mr Damian Ferrie, Chair.

Melbourne, 30 September 2025.