THE Victorian Government has appointed a health professional from the NSW north coast to the Albury-Wodonga Health board before moving to the twin cities.
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Health Minister Jill Hennessy has confirmed the appointment of Pauline Ross to the AWH board along with the re-appointment of Matthew Burke with their three-year terms beginning on July 1.
A spokesperson from the Victorian health department, which oversees the running of the cross-border health system, has confirmed Ms Ross is moving to Albury-Wodonga shortly.
A media release from AWH said Ms Ross would bring "extensive senior nursing management and public policy experience" to the board.
The Border Mail has been told Ms Ross has been living at Brunswick Heads, which is just north of Byron Bay.
“I am looking forward to contributing to better health outcomes for the local community as health has always been a strong passion of mine," she said in the AWH media release.
Ms Ross is filling the position left by former Albury Council director Judy Charlton, who stood down when appointed general manager of Narrandera Council.
AWH board chairman Lou Lieberman congratulated Ms Ross and Mr Burke on their appointment.
“We are very pleased with the appointments, having Matt re-appointed to continue his work on developing community engagement for the board and AWH and Pauline’s expertise in health service management and public policy will be a key asset as we move forward," he said.
Mr Burke is the chairman of AWH's community advisory committee and previously held chief executive positions with the Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation and Albury-Wodonga Festival of Sport.
He is also a Rotarian and previously worked for Aware Industries.
Mr Burke and Ms Ross join Mr Lieberman, Nicola Melville, Julia Coyle, Allison Jenvey, Dr John Moran, Phil Williams and Tim Farrah on the AWH board.
AWH posted the first profit since its inception last financial year with a surplus of $1.2 million.
It recently appointed Leigh McJames as the replacement chief executive for Sue O'Neill, who joined St Vincent's public hospital in Melbourne after being with AWH for less than 18 months.
Mr McJames returned to AWH after four years in a senior role with the National Blood Bank.
