Community Council

 The Community Council advises the Board On:

• how to ensure decisions, investments, and innovations are person-centred, cost effective,locally relevant and aligned to local care experiences and expectations
• service gaps
• the integration of consumer, carer and community views into levels of primary health service
• operations, planning and policy development
• advocacy on behalf of the community, consumers and carers
• how to increase consumer, carer and community participation in the Central and EasternSydney PHN region.

The Community Council comprises consumers, community representatives, and others with strong experience in the intersection of primary care and the community.

Chair:

Ms Esta Paschalidis-Chilas

CEO, Canterbury City Community Centre

Members:

Dr Ben Harris-Roxas

Senior Lecturer in Integrated Care, University of New South Wales 

Ms Candy Xie

Senior Executive Officer, CASS Care

Ms Cheryl Brady 

Community Partnerships Officer, Population and Community Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Mr Chris Walker

Community representative

Ms Elaine Macnish

CEO, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre

Ms Erin Longbottom

Nursing Unit Manager, St Vincent’s Hospital Homeless Health Service

Ms Fiona

Youth Community representative

Ms Fiona Stevenson

Carer and general practice nurse, community representative

Ms Jen Waltmon

Community representative

Ms Kate Smith

COO, Civic Disability

Ms Louisa Lu

Community representative

Mr Matthew Halpin

Community Participation Manager, Sydney Local Health District

Mr Micheal Kundukulam

Integrated Care Lead – Sydney Children Hospital Network

Mr Nathan Johnston

Community representative

Ms Shaylee Matthews

Community representative

Ms Rani Param

Manager, Community Life, Bayside Council

Ms Tina Schembri

Director, Partnerships, CatholicCare Sydney

Ms Trina Soulos

Manager, Community Development, Randwick Council

Ms Emma Dunford

Client Services Leader, the Junction Neighbourhood Centre

Ms Irene Gallagher

Co-Chair, National Mental Health & Suicide Prevention LEAG

Mr Adrian Prakesh

CEO, SHARE SMR INC

Ms Natasha Stokes

Director, Alt. Community