Council

Council is made up of one representative from each Alliance member, plus the Chair of Friends of the Alliance.

Council provides members with the opportunity to engage on an equal footing in selecting the issues on which the Alliance’s information and policy work focuses and in developing the organisation’s views.

Council Members

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine - ACRRM

to be advised

N/A

Exercise & Sports Science Australia - ESSA

Jeffrey Allen

Manager, Policy and Advocacy, ESSA

Brisbane

QLD

Rural Health Workforce Australia - RHWA

Peter Barns

Chief Executive Officer, HR+ Tasmania

Launceston

TAS

National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners - NAATSIHWP

Karl Briscoe

Chief Executive Officer, NAATSIHWP

Canberra

ACT

Australasian College of Paramedicine - ACP

John Bruning

Chief Executive Officer, ACP

Umina Beach

NSW

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (rural members) - ANMF

Julianne Bryce

Registered Nurse/Senior Federal Professional Officer, ANMF

Melbourne, VIC and Uraidla, SA

National

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Rural Faculty) - RACGP Rural

John Buckley

General Practitioner and Rural Council Member, RACGP

Coochiemudlo Island

QLD

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Rural Special Interest Group) - PSA (RSIG)

Chris Campbell

GM Policy and Program Delivery, State Manager Queensland

Woolloongabba

QLD

Australian Chiropractors Association (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rural and Remote Practitioner Network) - ACA (ARRPN)

Adam Carter

Chiropractor

Dubbo

NSW

Royal Far West - RFW

Kim Casburn

Head of Service Innovation and Improvement, RFW

Sydney

NSW

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation - NACCHO

Dawn Casey

Deputy CEO, NACCHO

Canberra

National

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Rural Surgery Section) - RACS (RSS)

Jennifer Chambers

Vascular Surgeon

Port Macquarie

NSW

Australasian College of Health Service Management (Regional, Rural and Remote Special Interest Group) - ACHSM (RRRSIG)

Roslyn Chataway

Director, Roslyn Chataway Consulting

Hyde Park

Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators - RACMA

Hwee Sin Chong

Acting Executive Director of Medical Services and
Executive Director Queensland Rural Medical Service,
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service

Brisbane

QLD

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - RANZCP

Mathew Coleman

Chair, Section of Rural Psychiatry, RANZCP

Albany

Optometry Australia (Rural Optometry Group) - OA (ROG)

Sarah Davies

Policy and Advocacy Manager, Optometry Australia

Melbourne

VIC

Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association - AIDA

Keith Gleeson

Board Director, AIDA

Taree

NSW

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (Rural, Regional and Remote Committee) - ACEM (RRRC)

Stephen Gourley

Director of Emergency Medicine, Alice Springs Hospital

Alice Springs

Australian Rural Health Education Network - ARHEN

Pam Harvey

Rural Nursing and Allied Health Lead, Monash Rural Health

Bendigo

VIC

Regional Medical Specialists Association - RMSA

Peter Hughes

President, RMSA

Canberra

ACT

Australian Dental Association (Rural Dentists' Network) - ADA (RDN)

Eithne Irving

Deputy CEO, ADA

St Leonards

NSW

CRANAplus

Katherine Isbister

Chief Executive Officer, CRANAplus

Cairns

QLD

Australian Psychological Society (Rural and Remote Psychology Interest Group) - APS (RRPIG)

Margi Johnson

Psychologist

Orange

NSW

Australian College of Nursing (Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty) - ACN (RNM)

Heather Keighley

Rural and Remote Matters, Health Consultant

Darwin

Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited - AGPAL

Tegan Kissane

Senior Manager, WA and NT Accreditation Services, AGPAL

North Perth

Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health - SARRAH

Cath Maloney

Chief Executive Officer, SARRAH

Canberra

ACT

Rural Doctors Association of Australia - RDAA

Jenny May

Rural GP/Director, Newcastle UDRH

Tamworth

NSW

APS - Australian Paediatric Society

Jo McCubbin

Paediatrician

Sale

VIC

Australian Physiotherapy Association (Rural group) - APA

Tom McMillan

Director and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Mackay

QLD

Speech Pathology Australia (Rural and Remote Member Community) - SPA (RRMC)

Amanda O'Keefe

Speech Pathologist

Tiwi

Allied Health Professions Australia (Rural and Remote Committee) - AHPARR

Nicole O'Reilly

Occupational Therapist

Darwin

Australian College of Midwives (Rural and Remote Advisory Committee) - ACM (RRAC)

Paula Olsen

Midwife

Tumut

NSW

National Rural Health Student Network - NRHSN

Jean-Baptiste Philibert

Chair, Executive Committee, NRHSN

Sydney

NSW

Royal Flying Doctor Service - RFDS

Frank Quinlan

Federation Executive Director, RFDS

Canberra

ACT

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - RANZCOG

David Shaker

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Mater Private Hospital

Rockhampton

QLD

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine - ANZCA FPM

Brian Spain

Anaesthetist

Darwin

Isolated Children's Parents' Association - ICPA

Laura Stalley

Federal Councillor, ICPA

Hillston

NSW

Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia - SHPA

Susan Trevillian

Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Northeast Health Wangaratta

Milawa

VIC

Rural Pharmacists Australia - RPA

Georgina Twomey

Managing Director, Alive Pharmacy Group

Cairns

QLD

Carers Australia

Steve Vitone

Chief Executive Officer, Carers NT

Darwin

Friends of the Alliance

Judi Walker

Chair, Friends of the Alliance
Tasmanian Representative on Friends Advisory Committee

TAS

Council of Ambulance Authorities - CAA

David Waters

Chief Executive, CAA

Adelaide

Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators - FRAME

Ross Wilson

Director of Rural Health, Western Sydney University

Bathurst

NSW

Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association - AHHA

Kylie Woolcock

Acting CEO, AHHA

Canberra

ACT