Who we are

The NMHCCF has 26 members of which 13 are mental health consumers and 13 are mental health carers. These members comprise:
  • one consumer and one carer representative nominated by each state and territory; and
  • consumer and carer representatives from each of the following national organisations:
    • blueVoices, the consumer and carer reference group for beyondblue
    • Carers Australia
    • Consumers Health Forum of Australia
    • Grow Australia
    • Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia
    • Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia).
  • original membership included the Australian Mental Health Consumer Network (AMHCN), which ceased operations in 2008. The MHSC has provided in principle agreement that the former AMHCN representative should remain on the NMHCCF as a consumer representative until the new national consumer organisation is established.

The membership of the NMHCCF was reviewed in early 2010. Further information about the review is available here.

 
 The NMHCCF representatives are:
 
ACT consumer Bradley Foxlewin
ACT carer Judy Bentley (Deputy Carer Co-Chair)
NSW consumer Allison Kokany
NSW carer Eileen McDonald
NT consumer Gregory Johnson
NT carer Doreen Dyer
Qld consumer Noel Muller
Qld carer Jean Platts
SA consumer Lyn English (Deputy Consumer Co-Chair)
SA carer Margaret Springgay
Tas consumer Darren Jiggins (Consumer Ordinary Executive Member) 
Tas carer Elida Meadows
Vic consumer Isabell Collins
Vic carer Jenny Burger
WA consumer TBA
WA carer Tony Fowke
blueVoices consumer Jeremy Mann
blueVoices carer De Backman-Hoyle (Carer Ordinary Executive Member) 
Carers Australia Pat Sutton
Consumers Health Forum of Australia Janet Meagher
Grow Australia Luella Lazzarini
Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia Keiran Booth (Carer Co-Chair)
Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network Australia Patrick Hardwick
Interim Consumer Rep from the former Australian Mental Health Consumer Network Michael Burge  (Consumer Co-Chair) 
CALD consumer Susana Bluwol
CALD carer Vicki Katsifis
 
 
If you would like to contact any of the above members, please contact the NMHCCF Executive Officer on 02 6285 3100, or email nmhccf@mhca.org.au.