Health Consumers Tasmania (HCT) is Tasmania’s independent, consumer-led health advocacy organisation. We work alongside consumers, communities, health services and government to strengthen consumer leadership, influence health policy and system reform, build capability, and drive more equitable health outcomes for all Tasmanians As our organisation continues to grow and strengthen its impact, we are seeking passionate…
Lou joined Health Consumers Tasmania as a kitchen table participant. Then joined the team in community engagement. She comes from NZ where she owned and operated a venue that supported takatāpui, rainbow youth and organisations such as the NZ Aids Foundation, Herne Bay House and Hero. She is qualified in community support and brings this…
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Director I moved to Tasmania 10 years ago and now live in Penguin on the beautiful North West Coast. While the area offers stunning scenery and a wonderful lifestyle, I know firsthand some of the challenges that can come with living in a region where services can be limited. Rather are often thin, with accessibility…
Director Venéy Hiller is a strategist and marketing and communications professional with more than 25 years’ experience across agency, government, not-for-profit and consumer sectors. She combines big-picture thinking with practical delivery capability, working at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, advocacy and execution. Her career has focused on helping organisations clarify purpose, engage stakeholders meaningfully and…
Director Claire is an RN with over three decades of experience in the healthcare sector, across Australia and the UK. Her experience in healthcare In Tasmania includes roles as a clinician, educator, researcher and senior healthcare leader. She is passionate about improving the healthcare experience, both for users of healthcare services and for the staff…
Antony has been practicing as a Barrister and Solicitor since 1995. He commenced practice with Dobson Mitchell and Allport before moving to join Hunt & Hunt, the first national firm to open in Hobart. Antony was made a partner of Hunt & Hunt in 2005. In 2016 he and his team joined prominent national firm…
Finance Officer So quiet and elusive some of the team believe Shanthini to be an apparition, her impact is anything but invisible. Shanthini’s steadiness and confident execution of the HCT finances comes from a long career of really knowing her stuff and just getting on and doing it. A pragmatic individual with a wicked sense…
she/her Community Engagement Worker – Tasman Debra brings with her a love for seeing and immersing herself in the richness of community life. Her experience has evolved within the communities she has worked including youth, aged, refugee & migrant and remote Aboriginal communities. Her skills range from counselling, health promotions, project management and cross-cultural collaborations….
she/they Chief Executive Officer Ellen grew up on the lands of the Turrbal people in South East Queensland and moved to northern Tasmania in late 2017. Ellen is a Queer and disabled woman based in Launceston, and has a professional background in community development, community engagement, disability advocacy and has extensive experience in governance and…