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HCT is recruiting community members for a new Advisory Group to the 20 Year Preventative Health Strategy, which will play a key role in the development of the Tasmanian Governments 20 Year Preventative Health Strategy, ensuring consumer and community perspectives are not just included, but truly shape how the strategy comes to life so it is relevant to, and meets the needs of the Tasmanian people. 

We are seeking a up to 10 community members with a diverse range of lived experiences that have an interest in taking a leading role in working alongside government to help shape the development of the strategy. Details relating to the EOI process are below with further information about the background of the project included further down.

EOI and Role Details:

• Monthly meeting until June 2025
• Remuneration is available at $100 per meeting (inclusive of preparation time)
• Meetings will occur online
• EOIs close 5 September 2025

If you are interested in getting involved, please complete the below form or contact Sheridan Krysik for more information: sheridan@healthconsumerstas.org.au or phone 0436 609 114.

Expression of Interest Form 

Background:

Through our work with the Tasmanian community, we know they want to see Government invest in longer term thinking and planning, focussed on keeping Tasmanians well, rather than simply treating illness. As such, it’s exciting the Tasmanian Department of Health developing a 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy. This long-term vision recognizes that health is shaped by more than just medical care—it’s influenced by housing, education, income, social connection, and access to nutritious food and physical activity.

The Advisory Group will work in partnership with the Department to ensure consumers are part of building the Strategy from the ground up, with the aim of keeping community members at the centre of the engine that will drive the strategy implementation.

About the Advisory Group:

The 20 Year Preventive Health Strategy Advisory Group will bring together Tasmanian health consumers with diverse lived experiences to work behind the scenes, guiding the Strategy’s development and ensuring it’s relevant to Tasmanians and reflects real community needs.

Key roles of the Advisory Group include:

• Sharing lived experience and insights into what helps or hinders health in Tasmanian communities.
• Identifying gaps, opportunities and what truly enables preventive health services and supports that are meaningful to Tasmanians.
• Shaping draft documents, and structures that will enable the strategy to be successful for Tasmanian communities.
• Playing a key role in developing the way the Government communicates about the strategy, so it feels relevant and meaningful to Tasmanians.  
• Supporting a bottom-up approach to health system reform.

We’re looking for people who:

• Bring diverse perspectives and lived experiences, especially from rural, remote, culturally diverse, or communities who experience access inequities.
• Are passionate about improving health outcomes for their community.
• Are willing to collaborate and contribute to meaningful change.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape a healthier future for Tasmania, where prevention is prioritised, and we aim for every person having the support they need to live well, whatever that looks like to them.