
Name |
Position |
Section |
Organisation |
| John Martin | Director | Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities | La Trobe University |
| Susan Brumby | Director | Community Services | Western District Health Service |
| Cam Birch | Assistant Director | Rural Primary Health Section | Department of Health and Ageing |
| Janet Laverick | Director Primary Health | Primary Health Branch | Department of Human Services |
| Warren Straw | Portfolio Manager | Agriculture Development Services | Department of Primary Industries |
| Emily Phillips | Manager Rural Policy | Policy and Strategy Group | Department of Primary Industries |
| Rod Anderson | Manager | Climate Change Adaptation | Department of Sustainability and Environment |
| Pam Oddie | Farmer | Farmer Representative | |
| Angus Howell | Farmer | Farmer Representative | |
| Jamie Ramage | Farmer | Farmer Representative | |
| Jan Mahoney | Program Manager | Community and People Development | Gardiner Foundation |
| Delwyn Seebeck | Social Policy Committee | Victorian Farmers Federation | |
| Bruce Gibson | Agriculture Program Manager | WorkSafe Victoria | |
| Cater Mercer-Grant | SFF Program Manager | Community Services | Western District Health Service |
| Stuart Wilder | Mens Health Education | Community Services | Western District Health Service |
| Emily Moule | SFF Project Manager | Department of Primary Industries |
Western District Health Service is establishing an Advisory Group for the award winning initiative Sustainable Farm Families (SFF).
The Advisory Group will be responsible for advocating for the needs of farming families to SFF Program decision-makers, monitoring the project goals and ensuring they are reached in a timely manner, and acting as ambassadors for all of the SFF projects, providing support and encouraging the SFF team in the development of the framework of governance and cross sector collaboration for transferability to other states and countries. The will also oversee the completion of current SFF projects.
The Advisory group will have between 11 and 15 members, with their being a balance of industry groups, government and health agencies, with at least two community members who have expertise and knowledge in the rural industry and are currently farming.
Terms of Reference
Role Description Community Representative
Role Description Agency & Industry