Team 1
Mental Wellbeing and Self-Care
Aim: Individuals, families and vulnerable groups are well equipped to sustain their mental health and wellbeing
- Di Ritson – (Team Leader) Community member and Lishman Health Foundation
- Mary-Jo Duffy – Local Psychologist
- Andrew Host – Margaret River Senior High School
- Chloe Drysdale – Community member and children’s educator
- Heidi O’Brien – Registered nurse
- Karen Majer – Transition Margaret River
- Rebecca Banks – Manager at 4 Families
- Shelley O’Brien – St John of God, South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service
- Suzanne Hicks – Clinical Psychologist (retired)
- Torsten Henschel – Transition Margaret River
Team 2
Mental Health Services and Supports
Aim: To ensure a comprehensive range of appropriate mental health services and supports is available in the Shire
- Lydell Huntley (Team Leader) – Margaret River Community Centre
- Andrew Hemsley – Community member and leader of Men of the Capes, Mankind Project
- Cath Polley – Mental Health Commission
- Colin Fox – Founder community group Suicide Prevention Margaret River
- Debbie Easther – WACHS
- Debbie George – Community member and Psychotherapist with South West Counselling
- Gianna Cavalli – Community member and GP Down South
- James Shepherd – AMR Shire
- Jasmin Brown – WAPHA
- Kellie Gray – School psychologist
- Susan Stern – Community member
Team 3
Access To Mental Health Services
Aim: Individuals, families and vulnerable groups are clear about where to turn, how and when to seek help on issues affecting mental health.
- Erin Statz (Team Leader) – Dept of Communities
- Benjamin Robinson – Crossfit Margaret River
- Emma Pollard – Forrest Personnel
- Katie Gray – Justhome Advocacy Officer
- Kendra Grace – St John of God, South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service
- Maureen Jubb-Shanely – Headspace
- Dr Mike Wood – Community member
- Miriam Avery – Scott River Open the Gate
- Peter Griffyn – Margaret River Rotary Directory
- Stacey Hutt – AMR Shire
- Wayne Doney – Community member and Bushfire volunteer
- Yen Hawkes – Intercultural Action Group Margaret River
Team 4
Mental Health Collaboration
Aim: Mental health service providers and supporters collaborate more fully
- Dr Peter Durey (Team Leader) – Retired local GP
- Brian Middleton – Rotary Margaret River
- Charity Coffman – Community member and local domestic violence community group
- Christina Mann – St John of God, South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service
- Elizabeth – Community member and local aged care worker
- Jan De Groot – GP Down South
- Lorrae Loud – Lamp Inc
- Marina Johns – WAPHA
- Monica McGrath – Senior occupational therapist
- Libby Kustka – Youth mental health first aid instructor
- Robyn Gibson – Community member and a Program Manager Public Health
- Simone Brand – Community member and psychology student