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
ARHEN - Australian Rural Health Education Network
Director, Southern Queensland Rural Health
Toowoomba
NAATSIHWP - National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners
Chief Executive Officer, NAATSIHWP
Canberra
ACP - Australasian College of Paramedicine
Chief Executive Officer, ACP
Umina Beach
ANMF - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (rural members)
Registered Nurse/Senior Federal Professional Officer, ANMF
Melbourne, VIC and Uraidla, SA
PSA (RSIG) - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Rural Special Interest Group)
GM Policy and Program Delivery, State Manager Queensland
Woolloongabba
RFW - Royal Far West
Head of Service Innovation and Improvement, RFW
Sydney
NACCHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Deputy CEO, NACCHO
Canberra
RACS (RSS) - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Rural Surgery Section)
Vascular Surgeon
Port Macquarie
ACHSM (RRRSIG) - Australasian College of Health Service Management (Regional, Rural and Remote Special Interest Group)
Director, Roslyn Chataway Consulting
Hyde Park
RANZCP - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Chair, Section of Rural Psychiatry, RANZCP
Albany
OA (ROG) - Optometry Australia (Rural Optometry Group)
Policy and Advocacy Adviser, Optometry Australia
Melbourne
AIDA - Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association
Board Director, AIDA
Taree
ACEM (RRRC) - Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (Rural, Regional and Remote Committee)
Director of Emergency Medicine, Alice Springs Hospital
Alice Springs
RMSA - Regional Medical Specialists Association
President, RMSA
Canberra
ADA (RDN) - Australian Dental Association (Rural Dentists' Network)
Deputy CEO, ADA
St Leonards
CRANAplus
Chief Executive Officer, CRANAplus
Cairns
APS (RRPIG) - Australian Psychological Society (Rural and Remote Psychology Interest Group)
ACRRM - Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Rural Generalist
Carnarvon
ACN (RNMCOI) - Australian College of Nursing (Rural Nursing and Midwifery Community of Interest)
Executive Manager, Workforce/Outreach, NT PHN
Darwin
AGPAL - Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited
Senior Manager, WA and NT Accreditation Services, AGPAL
North Perth
NRHSN - National Rural Health Student Network
Chair, Executive Committee, NRHSN
Newcastle
SARRAH - Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health
Chief Executive Officer, SARRAH
Canberra
RDAA - Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Rural GP/Director, Newcastle UDRH
Tamworth
APS - Australian Paediatric Society
Paediatrician
Sale
APA (RAC) - Australian Physiotherapy Association (Rural Advisory Council)
Director and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Mackay
RHWA - Rural Health Workforce Australia
Chief Executive Officer, Health Workforce Queensland
Brisbane
SPA (RRMC) - Speech Pathology Australia (Rural and Remote Member Community)
Speech Pathologist
Tiwi
AHPARR - Allied Health Professions Australia (Rural and Remote Committee)
Occupational Therapist
Darwin
ACM (RRAC) - Australian College of Midwives (Rural and Remote Advisory Committee)
Midwife
Tumut
RFDS - Royal Flying Doctor Service
Federation Executive Director, RFDS
Canberra
RACMA - Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
Chief Executive Officer, RACMA
Melbourne
RANZCOG - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Mater Private Hospital
Rockhampton
ICPA - Isolated Children's Parents' Association
Federal Councillor, ICPA
Yulabilla
ANZCA FPM - Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine
Anaesthetist
Darwin
RACGP Rural - Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Rural Faculty)
GP, Director of UNSW MNC RTH (Mid North Coast Regional Training Hub), Clinical Lead MNC Healthpathways, RACGP Rural NSW & ACT Representative
Coffs Harbour
SHPA - Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Northeast Health Wangaratta
Milawa
RPA - Rural Pharmacists Australia
Managing Director, Alive Pharmacy Group
Cairns
ACA (ARRPN) - Australian Chiropractors Association (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rural and Remote Practitioner Network)
Chiropractor
Blackalls Park
Friends of the Alliance
Chair, Friends of the Alliance
Tasmanian Representative on Friends Advisory Committee
CAA - Council of Ambulance Authorities
Chief Executive, CAA
Adelaide
ESSA - Exercise and Sports Science Australia
Manager, Policy and Advocacy, ESSA
CATSINaM - Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives
Chief Executive Officer, CATSINaM
Canberra
FRAME - Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators
Director of Rural Health, Western Sydney University
Bathurst
AHHA - Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Policy Director, AHHA
Canberra