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 Eastern Sydney PHN region.

The Community Council includes consumers, community members and representatives of local and state governments, community organisations, peak bodies and organisations with strong experience at the intersection of primary care and the community.

Chair:

Esta Paschalidis-Chilas

CEO, Canterbury City Community Centre

Deputy Chair:

Chris Walker

Community representative

Members:

Adrian Prakash

CEO, SHARE SMR INC

A/ Prof Ben Harris-Roxas

Associate Professor – Integrated Care, University of New South Wales

Candy Xie

Senior Executive Officer, CASS Care

Cheryl Brady

Manager – Health Communities, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Elaine Macnish

CEO, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre

Emma Dunford

Director – Client Services, The Junction Neighbourhood Centre

Fiona J

Community representative

Fiona Stevenson

Community representative

Irene Gallagher

Community representative

Jen Waltmon

Community representative

Kate Smith

COO, Civic Disability

Louisa Lu

Community representative

Matthew Halpin

Director, Consumer and Community Participation, Sydney Local Health District

Micheal Kundukulam

Integrated Care Lead – Sydney Children Hospital Network

Natasha Stokes

CEO, St George Community Transport

Nathan Johnston

Community representative

Rani Param

Manager, Community Life, Bayside Council

Shaylee Matthews

Operations Manager, ALLAWAW Aboriginal Organisation

Dr Siupeli Haukoloa-Paea

Interim Executive Director for First Nations Health, St Vincents Hospital Network

Tina Schembri

Director, Stakeholder Engagement, CatholicCare Sydney

Trina Soulos

Manager, Community Development, Randwick Council