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
Vacancy

Secretary
Sandra McCreanor

Treasurer
Angela Rao

State Representative
Dawn McIvor

ACI Representative
Dawn McIvor

Chair of Professional Education
Lucy Kocandra

Metro Representative
Elizabeth Turner

Regional Representative
Julie Rutherford

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
Grant Turner
Kathy O'Donnell
Michelle Butland
Jo Wu

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
Natalie Simpson

Treasurer
Renee Henthorn

SA State Representative
Justine Williams
Gemma Wilson

NT State Representative
Justine Williams
Gemma Wilson

Rural Representative
Nicole Dawes

iCCnetSA – CATCH Representative
Claudine Clark

Contacts

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

President
Linda Macaulay

Vice-President & State Representative
Georgia Stiekema

State Representative
Dr Erin Howden

TAS Representative
Minke Hoekstra

Secretary
Dr Sarah Gauci

Treasurer
Dr Jonathan Rawstorn

National Heart Foundation Representative
Chloe Truesdale

Australian Centre for Heart Health
Prof Alun Jackson

Committee Member
Dr Susie Cartledge
Katrien Janssen
Mark Tran
Cate Stevens
Dr Kegan Moneghetti

Co-opted Committee
Brayden Kydd
Katie Palmer

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
Joanne Clark

Heart Foundation Representative
Julie Smith
Shelley McRae

Rural Representative
Anne-Marie Dunnet
Sandy Hamilton

General Committee Member
Tracy Swanson
Shelley McRae
Craig Cheetham
Joanna Clark
Carol Lomman