Role
The National Women’s Health Advisory Council provides advice to the government on priority health issues for women and girls in Australia.
The council also provides advice and recommendations on the implementation of the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030. This strategy outlines a national approach to reducing inequalities and improving the health of women and girls in Australia.
Terms of reference
National Women’s Health Advisory Council – Terms of reference
Members
The council is chaired by the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Ged Kearney MP.
Name | Organisation | Council Role |
---|---|---|
Professor Gita Mishra |
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) |
Member |
Ms Lorna Scott |
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
Member |
Dr Danielle McMullen |
Australian Medical Association |
Member |
Ms Bonney Corbin |
Australian Women’s Health Network |
Member |
Dr Elizabeth Deveny |
Consumers Health Forum |
Member |
Dr Sarah L. White |
Jean Hailes for Women’s Health |
Member |
Dr Adele Murdolo |
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health |
Member |
Ms Donnella Mills |
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) |
Member |
Ms Keli McDonald |
National Rural Women’s Coalition |
Member |
Dr Benjamin Bopp |
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) |
Member |
Dr Sue Matthews |
Royal Women’s Hospital |
Member |
Professor Robyn Norton AO |
The George Institute for Global Health |
Member |
Professor Cathy Vaughan |
University of Melbourne, Centre for Health Equity (WHO Collaborating Centre on Women’s Health) |
Member |
Professor Deb Loxton |
Women’s Health Research, Translation and Impact Network ALSWH |
Member |
Ms Carolyn Frohmader |
Women with Disabilities Australia |
Member |
Professor Zoe Wainer |
University of Melbourne |
Member |
Ms Bronwyn Morris‑Donovan |
Allied Health Professions Australia |
Special Adviser |
Ms Helen White |
Australian College of Midwives |
Special Adviser |
Ms Padma Raman PSM |
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) |
Special Adviser |
Associate Professor Aliza Werner Seidler |
Black Dog Institute |
Special Adviser |
Ms Katherine Isbister |
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA) |
Special Adviser |
Ms Nyadol Nyuon OAM |
Harmony Alliance |
Special Adviser |
Professor Cath Chamberlain |
Indigenous Health Equity Unit, University of Melbourne |
Special Adviser |
Ms Nicky Bath |
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia |
Special Adviser |
Ms Shannon Calvert |
National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum |
Special Adviser |
Professor Susan Davis AO |
Monash University Women’s Health Research Program |
Special Adviser |
Professor Angela Dawson |
Public Health Association of Australia |
Special Adviser |
Ms Nadia Levin |
Research Australia |
Special Adviser |
Dr Nicole Higgins |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) |
Special Adviser |
Professor Danielle Mazza |
SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care |
Special Adviser |
Meetings
The Council will meet up to 6 times a year, face-to-face or virtually.