ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE PREVENTION OF DEATHS
OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

(Please note that this list may not be current)

Chairperson
Professor Fiona Stanley AC
Director, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (ICHR); Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Alliance for Child Health, and Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia

Deputy Chairperson
Ms Colleen Hayward
Kulunga Network Manager,
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Indigenous Representative

Community Representatives
Ms Dawn Bessarab
Bachelor of Social Work (Hons), employed by the
Department of the Attorney General
Indigenous Representative

Dr Jacqueline Scurlock
Paediatrician with a strong interest in
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Dr Jane Freemantle
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow,
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Mr Ian Carter
Chief Executive Officer, Anglicare WA

Mrs Wendy Hobley
Parent Representative

Government Representatives
Terry Murphy
Director General,
Department for Child Protection

Dr Robyn Lawrence
Acting Executive Director,
Child and Adolescent Health Service,
Department of Health

Dr Judy Straton
Director, Statewide Policy and Planning,
Child and Adolescent Health Service,
Department of Health

Advisory Capacity
Ms Evelyn Vicker
Deputy State Coroner,
Office of the State Coroner,
Assists the Council in an advisory capacity