Health and Community Services Union

Staff
10 December 2008
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
   

Stephen Norris - Senior 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.

Disability Services (incl. Non Govt Service Providers)
  • » Grampians Region

Mental Health and Drug Treatment services

  • Ballarat Health (Grampians Psychiatric Services)
  • Melbourne Health – Northern, North West, Mid West, Northern and ORYGEN
  • Royal Children’s Hosp – CAMHS

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

Daniel Cooper - Area Organiser
Daniel is on secondment from the Department of Human Services.

email: danielc@hacsu.asn.au

Mental Health and Drug Treatment services

  • Peninsula Health
  • Southern Health
  • Latrobe Regional Health,
  • Bayside Health
  • Southern Health.
Disability Services (including all Non Government Service Providers )
  • Southern Region
  • Gippsland Region
 

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
  • Bendigo Health
  • Mildura Base Hospital
  • Eastern Health
  • St Vincent’s
Disability Services (incl. Non Govt Service Providers)
  • Loddon Mallee
  • Eastern Region

e-mail: ginnya@hacsu.asn.au

Ginny Adams

Paul Healey - Executive Officer
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

Bernadette Gambin - Project Officer

email: bernadetteg@hacsu.asn.au

Mental Health and Drug Treatment services

  • Goulburn Valley Health
  • Wangaratta Hospital
  • Wodonga Hospital
  • Beechworth Health Service

DHS Disability Services (including all Non Government Service Providers)

  • Hume Region

All Non Government Disability Service Providers in Metropolitan Melbourne

Bernadette

Angela Landmann

Mental Health and Drug Treatment services

  • Barwon Health
  • Southwest Health
  • Werribee Mercy
  • Austin Health
  • Forensicare – TEH, MAP, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre

Disability Services (including all Non Government Service Providers)

  • North West Region – including Plenty Residential Service and State-wide Forensic Service
  • Barwon Region and Colanda Centre
 
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
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
Natalie Pestana - Media and Communications Officer
Natalie is responsible for a wide range of communications including, Unity magazine, HACSU's website, our regular eNews, media and promotional material.
e-mail: nataliep@hacsu.asn.au
 
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 Dinesan - Executive Assistant
e-mail: katied@hacsu.asn.au
 

Mary Kane - 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