State Associations

The Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association of NSW & ACT Inc. (CRA NSW/ACT) supports ACRA members locally, through education, conferences, mentoring and resources. We share and support the ACRA mission and vision.

Contacts

Please contact CRA NSW/ACT at cranswact@acra.net.au regarding any general business.

President
Robert Zecchin

Vice President
Jane Kerr

Secretary
Kellie Roach

Treasurer
Susan Hales

State Representative
Dawn McIvor

ACI Representative
Dawn McIvor

Heart Foundation Representative
Cate Ferry

Chair of Professional Education
Nicole Freene

Metro Representative
Julie Rutherford

Regional Representative
Lucy Kocanda

The Australian Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation Association- Queensland (ACRA-Qld) is a multidisciplinary organisation dedicated to the professional development and maintenance of cardiovascular health and rehabilitation services to ensure rehabilitation and secondary prevention is encouraged and provided for all cardiac patients throughout Queensland.

Objectives: 

• To establish a network of health professionals interested in cardiovascular health and rehabilitation.
• To co-ordinate efforts to develop and improve cardiac rehabilitation services.
• To promote and encourage an interdisciplinary approach to cardiovascular health and rehabilitation.
• To provide and/or encourage professional and community awareness of, and education in cardiovascular health and rehabilitation.
• To liaise and co-operate with other organisations with similar goals.

Contacts

Please contact ACRA-Qld at acraqld@acra.net.au regarding any general business, enquiries or updates to your cardiac rehabilitation services/programs. For state news and upcoming events, please visit https://qcrablog.wordpress.com/.

President
Bridget Abell

Secretary
Katina Corones-Watkins

Treasurer
Karen Healy

State Representative
Amanda McGuire

Committee Members
Michelle Aust
Michelle Butland
Rebecca Pich
Jo Wu
Emma Thomas

Heart Foundation Representative
Chloe Trusdale

Contacts

Please contact SACRA at acrasant.secretary@gmail.com regarding any general business.

President
Celine Gallagher

Vice President
Vacant

Secretary
Sanchia Shute

Treasurer
Renee Henthorn

SA State Representative
Vacant

NT State Representative
Justine Williams

Rural Representative
Linda Marshall

iCCnetSA – CATCH Representative
Claudine Clark

Contacts

Please contact TCRA at tcra@acra.net.au regarding any general business.

President
Minke Hoekstra

Treasurer
Judith Enright

Secretary
Beth Crouch

State Representative
Sonya McQueen

Contacts

Please contact ACRA-Vic at acravictoriacommittee@gmail.com regarding any general business.

President
Susie Cartledge

Vice-President & State Representative
Carmel Bourne

Secretary
Katrien Janssen

Treasurer
Jonathan Rawstorn

National Heart Foundation Representative
Eugene Lugg

Australian Centre for Heart Health
Alun Jackson

Committee Member
Jacqueline Pengelly
Linda Macaulay
Debra Gascard

Co-opted Member
Erin Howden

The Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association of WA (ACRA-WA) supports ACRA members locally, through education, conferences, mentoring and resources. We share and support the ACRA mission and vision.

Contacts

Please contact ACRA-WA at Helen.McLean@health.wa.gov.au regarding any general business.

President
Helen Mclean

Vice-President
Lily Titmus

Vice President
Nicole Gordon

Secretary
Nikki Strahan

Treasurer
Julie Prout

State Representative

Heart Foundation Representative
Julie Smith

Rural Representative
Anne-Marie Dunnet

General Committee Member
Tracy Swanson
Shelley McRae
Craig Cheetham
Joanna Clark
Gabby Plimmer