Health and Community Services Union

Staff
Lloyd Williams - State Secretary
The Senior Elected Union Official, responsible for the general conduct, administration and business of the Union, including coordinating staff, all union campaigns, strategies, and the union’s budget.
e-mail: hacsu@hacsu.asn.au
Lloyd Williams
Denise Guppy - Assistant State Secretary        
Elected Assistant Secretary - Assists the State Secretary in the execution of his/her duties. Also responsible for research, nurse education policy and professional development.
e-mail: deniseg@hacsu.asn.au
Denise Guppy

Allison Sidebotham - Lead Organiser

e-mail: allisons@hacsu.asn.au

Allison Sidebotham
Leigh Svendsen - Senior Industrial Officer         
Industrial (Principal Advocate) , campaign co-ordination and research. This includes managing and co-coordinating the industrial activities of the Union; researching, preparing reports and participating in the development of union policy.
e-mail: leighs@hacsu.asn.au
Leigh Svendsen
Kirsten Wischer - Industrial Officer
e-mail:    kristenw@hacsu.asn.au
Kristen Wischer

Stephen Norris - Area Organiser

Stephen has worked for a number of Victorian mental health services, most recently Eastern Health, where he also undertook the role of HSR & HACSU Delegate. Stephen also worked in the Northern Territory for 2 years in NGO's in mental health.

Mental Health & Drug Treatment Services
  • » North East Area Mental Health (Wodonga, Wangaratta, Beechworth)
  • » Goulburn Valley Health
  • » Eastern Health
  • » Turning Point
  • » St Vincent's
  • » St George's
Disability Services (incl. Non Govt Service Providers)
  • » Hume Region
  • » Eastern Region

e-mail: stephenn@hacsu.asn.au
Stephen Norris

Athan McCaw - Area Organiser
Prior to commencing with HACSU Athan worked with the NTEU.

Mental Health & Drug Treatment Services

  • » Grampians Psychiatric Services
  • » Southwest Health
  • » Barwon Health
  • » Bendigo Health Care Group
  • » Mildura Health
Disability Services (incl. Non Govt Service Providers)
  • » Loddon Mallee Region (including Sandhurst)
  • » Barwon/South West (including Colanda Centre)
  • » Grampians
email: athanm@hacsu.asn.au
Athan McCaw

Ginny Adams - Area Organiser
Prior to commencing at HACSU Ginny worked with the CPSU in Victoria.

Ginny has previously worked at Kew Residential Services.

Workplaces Covered
Mental Health & Drug Treatment Services
  •  » Peninsula Health
  •  » Bayside Health
  •  » Southern Health
  •  » Latrobe Regional Health
  •  » Forensicare & MAP
Disability Services (incl. Non Govt Service Providers)
  •  » Southern Region
  •  » Gippsland Region

e-mail: ginnya@hacsu.asn.au

Ginny Adams

Paul Healey - Area Organiser
Prior to commencing at HACSU Paul was working at the Banksia Unit of the Children's Hospital.

e-mail: paulh@hacsu.asn.au

Paul Healey
Jo Tomlins - DHS Project Officer
e-mail: jot@hacsu.asn.au
Jo Tomlins
Lisa White - DHS Project Officer         
e-mail: lisaw@hacsu.asn.au
Lisa White

Sue Van Der Wiel - Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Support Officer Program
The Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Support Officer Program was established by WorkSafe Victoria to provide financial support for trade unions to appoint officers. Sue will be supporting DHS HSRs with networking, provision of information, issue resolution, participation in consultation processes and training.
email: susanv@hacsu.asn.au

Sue Van Der Wiel

Bernadette Gambin - Project Officer
Bernadette is a Disability Support Officer for the Department of Human Services in the Norther Region. She has been an active delegate for many years and is a Committee Member for the Branch Committee of Management.

Bernadette has come on board to help HACSU with the Non-Government Disability Enterprise Bargaining Agreement Campaign.

email: bernadetteg@hacsu.asn.au

Bernadette
Meg Lovell - Organiser - Member Support Team
Member Support Team takes inquiries from members and provides advice and support to members to resolve individual workplace issues. Provides individual representation to members in respect to grievance, discipline and workers compensation issues where other processes have failed.
e-mail: megl@hacsu.asn.au
Meg Lovell

Gina Moore - Organiser - Member Support Team
Member Support Team takes inquiries from members and provides advice and support to members to resolve individual workplace issues. Provides individual representation to members in respect to grievance, discipline and workers compensation issues where other processes have failed.
email: ginam@hacsu.asn.au

Gina Moore
Hammy Goonan - Publicity and Communications Officer
As Publicity and Communitcations Officer, Hammy is responsible for a wide range of things including the Unity Magazine, HACSU's website, our regular eNews, media and promotional material.
e-mail: hammyg@hacsu.asn.au
Hammy Goonan
Alba Palamara - Reception 
Alba is usually the first person you make contact with either on the phone or when visiting the union office. Alba also coordinate the union mail outs.
e-mail: albap@hacsu.asn.au
Alba Palamara
Dianne Russell - Accounts Manager
e-mail: dianner@hacsu.asn.au
 
Katie Butler - Executive Assistant
e-mail: katieb@hacsu.asn.au
 

Mary Vournazos - Membership Accounts        

Mary handles all the processing, updates and enquiries related to your membership account.  Mary is your first point of contact for any changes to both your employment and personal circumstances, to ensure you are kept up to date with all that the union is achieving.

e-mail: maryv@hacsu.asn.au

Mary Vournazos