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
Paul Camp

Treasurer
Karen Healy

State Representative
Michelle Aust

Committee Members
Kathy O'Donnell
Katina Corones-Watkins
Dr Jo Wu
Michelle Butland
Grant Turner

Heart Foundation Representative
Anna Lewis

Contacts

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

President
Jeroen Hendriks

Vice President
Celine Gallagher

Secretary
Sanchia Shute

Treasurer
Renee Henthorn

State Representative
Natalie Simpson

Rural Representative
Nicole Dawes

CATCH Representative
Claudine Clark

Ordinary Members
Louise De Prinse
Michelle Idanza
Susan Sierp
Rhonda Naffin
Kathryn O’Toole
Sabine Drilling

Contacts

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

President
Sue Sanderson

Vice President
Anna Storen

Treasurer
Judith Enright

Secretary
Lee Gibbs

State Representative
Anna Storen

Contacts

Please contact VACR at acravictoria@acra.net.au regarding any general business.

President
Susie Cartledge

Vice-President
Carmel Bourne

Secretary
Niamh Dormer

Treasurer
Debra Gascard

Vice-Treasurer
Ailish Commane

State Representative
Carmel Bourne

National Heart Foundation Representative
Eugene Lugg

Committee Member
Anita Stieglbauer

Co-opted Member
Sam Buchanan

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
Hazel Mountford

Secretary
Nikki Strahan

Treasurer
Julie Prout

State Representative
Lily Titmus

Heart Foundation Representative
Julie Smith

Rural Representative
Anne-Marie Dunnet

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