Council
Council of the Alliance consists of one delegate from each Member Body, the Chair of Friends, and up to three co-opted individuals.
Council provides Member Bodies with the opportunity to engage on an equal footing in selecting the issues on which the Alliance’s information and policy work focuses, in developing the organisation’s views, in formulating the strategic plan and in overseeing the Alliance’s projects.
Council Members
ARHEN - Australian Rural Health Education Network
Director, Southern Queensland Rural Health
Toowoomba
AHHA - Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Strategic Programs Director, AHHA
Canberra
NAATSIHWP - National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners
Chief Executive Officer, NAATSIHWP
Canberra
ANMF - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (rural members)
Registered Nurse/Senior Federal Professional Officer, ANMF
Melbourne, VIC and Uraidla, SA
RFW - Royal Far West
Executive Director, Strategy, Services and Innovation, RFW
Manly
CWAA - Country Women's Association of Australia
National President, CWAA
Dorrigo
PSA (RSIG) - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Rural Special Interest Group)
GM Policy and Program Delivery, State Manager Queensland
Woolloongabba
OA (ROG) - Optometry Australia (Rural Optometry Group)
General Manager Policy, Optometry Australia
Melbourne
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
AGPAL - Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited
General Manager, Health and Human Services,
National Development Team
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
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
ACP - Australasian College of Paramedicine
Adjunct Professor at Monash University
Bendigo
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
CAA - Council of Ambulance Authorities
Project Coordinator, CAA
Melbourne
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
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
Friends of the Alliance
Chair, Friends of the Alliance
ACT Representative on Friends Advisory Committee