Our Local Health District has been set-up in accordance with the National Health and Hospital Agreement. It is led by a professional Health District Board and LHD Chief Executive.

The Health District Board and Chief Executive are responsible for:

• Improving local patient outcomes and responding to issues that arise throughout our Local Health District.
• Monitoring the performance of our Local Health District against performance measures in the LHD Service Agreement.
• Delivering services and performance standards within an agreed budget, based on annual strategic and operating plans. This forms the basis of our Local Health District Service Agreement.
• Ensuring services are provided efficiently and accountably. Production of Annual Reports that are subject to State financial accountability and audit frameworks.
• Maintaining effective communication with local and State public health stakeholders.

Board members

Our Board members bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and passion for health to the Local Health District.

Donald completed his science and medical degrees at Glasgow University before completing training in general surgery in Melbourne. He was Professor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne for six years before becoming Professor of Surgery at the University of Sydney.

In 2005, Professor MacLellan was appointed as the NSW State-wide Program Director of Surgery. He moved to the Agency for Clinical Innovation in 2012 as a senior Executive and latterly as its Acting Chief Executive.

In 2019, he joined the Central Coast Local Health District Board and became Board Chairman in 2021. He is committed to working with the District Executive team to achieve significant improvements in health service delivery for the District.

Tim has over 30 years of board, executive, and advisory experience across a breadth of industries including technology, public sector, media, sport, professional services, energy, and finance.

Tim’s executive experience includes roles as Chief Executive Officer at SAP (ANZ), Chief Executive of Oracle (ANZ), Chief Commercial Officer of SAP (APJ), Chief Commercial Officer of NBN Co, as well as Chief Financial Officer of Unisys South Pacific and TMP Worldwide.

His board roles have included being Non-Executive Director for ReadyTech Ltd (RDY.ASX), Indara Digital Infrastructure, Bigtincan Limited (BTC.ASX), CPA Australia, Nextgen Distribution, and as a Trustee of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences NSW.

Rob is a Central Coast community pharmacist who has lived and worked in the region since 1992. His experience lies in regional and rural community pharmacy, a role which has given him a thorough understanding of day-to-day community health needs, community pharmacy and the challenges of small business. He has served on a diverse range of both community and national professional organisations. He has special interests in aged care, opiate treatment programs, preventative health, and advancing the scope of practice of Pharmacists within the health system.

Bill has been a surgeon in the Central Coast Local Health District for 25 years. During that time, he has been involved in many aspects of management and patient care, taking on roles including Director of Surgery, Chair Medical staff Council and an examiner for Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. His clinical expertise is in upper gastrointestinal surgery and paediatric surgery.

Sarah has more than 15 years of experience in public administration and governance, community advocacy, stakeholder engagement and communication. Sarah has a legal and human rights background and is motivated to create impact through inclusion, equality and access to services.  Currently an Executive Director, Infrastructure NSW, Sarah is responsible for providing advice on infrastructure to support housing growth and thriving communities. Sarah is also a Board member and Chair of the Governance Committee of Pacific Link Housing.

Jennelle completed a Science degree at UNSW and a PhD from University of Newcastle ahead of pursuing a successful research career in respiratory infections and vaccine development. She has many years of experience in executive management, governance, leadership, research and university teaching.

Her experience has included positions as Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Research) and Director of Research Centres at various Australian universities. Professor Kyd’s governance experience has included Board positions on a range of Board types spanning not for profit, listed companies and Cooperative Research Centre Boards.

Jennelle lives on the Central Coast and is committed to the opportunity this Board position affords for applying her skills and experience to the CCLHD so that the health services on the Central Coast continue to improve and evolve to meet the ongoing growth and needs of this community.

Phil is Principal and Managing Director of Executive Turning Point Pty Ltd, a Company he founded to focus on his passion for people and high performance. Phil is an experienced Executive Coach who works with a broad client base coaching leaders and their teams in leadership development and building high performance organisations. Underpinning Phil’s coaching practice is a 30 year international career with Unilever, Guinness Brewing Worldwide, Diageo PLC and Carlton and United Breweries.

Phil is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders and is a former Board Director of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation, founded by Don Spencer and a former Board Director of Sydney Philharmonia Limited.

Matt is a proud Gomeroi man, and his family has called the Central Coast home for multiple generations now. Matt has a passion for giving back to the community and has undertaken role model work in various communities throughout the country.

Matt has completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Management, and works today as the Indigenous Community Development Worker at Central Coast Council. Through his work with Aboriginal youth on the Central Coast, Matt has developed the award winning Ngura (meaning ‘My Place’) programs that has been run for over 20 years on the Central Coast.

Matt is a founding board member of the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA), a current Director of the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Academy and a current board member of Rugby Australia First Nations Advisory board.  Matt has had a long illustrious career as a professional Rugby Union player spanning more than thirteen years that has had him travel the world and represent his country. During his career Matt has captained the Australian 7’s Rugby team, played for the Queensland reds.

Matt is very proud of the work he does on the Central Coast and is very proud to call the Central Coast home.

Elizabeth is a Physiotherapist, Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) Accredited Hand Therapist and Immediate Past President of the NSW Physiotherapy Council (HPCA).  She was also a board member on the HNECC Primary Health Network and CC Medicare Local for over 12 years, and in this time was a member of the PHN Central Coast Clinical Council, Central Coast LHD Clinical Council, and Chair of the Safety Quality and Performance Committee of the PHN.  Elizabeth is the current Treasurer of the International Federated Societies of Hand Therapy (IFSHT) for 2023-2028.

Elizabeth has completed a Bachelor of Science (UNSW), PGD of Physiotherapy (USyd), Master of Public Health (USyd), Master of Health Science (Physiotherapy-Hand Therapy) (USyd) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In her day job she is Practice Principal and Director of Coastal Physiotherapy Group Pty Ltd and Coastal Hand Clinic.

Board Charter (422 KB)

Board minutes

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