Clinical Council
The purpose of the Clinical Advisory Council is to be a multidisciplinary group of health practitioners providing strategic advice on clinical issues to the Board of CCQ. This advice enables the Board to make decisions that are person-centred, relevant to communities and aligned to consumer care expectations. The Clinical Advisory Council serves as a direct link between the CCQ health practitioner community, local Clinical Societies and the CCQ Board.
About
The Clinical Advisory Council
The Clinical Advisory Council is one of three advisory groups to Country to Coast Queensland. It provides leadership, advice and support to CCQ and is responsible for:
- Â delivering strategic advice and feedback to the Board of CCQ through:
- providing constructive advice, leadership and discussion of issues of clinicalsignificance
- responding to specific queries or requests from the Board or other CCQ representatives
- conducting regular reviews and validation of primary health and health system performance data to be used by CCQ
- providing clinician perspective and advice regarding CCQ policy, plans, programs and other initiatives, and
- elevating questions, feedback and advice identified by health professionals in communities
- attending local Clinical Society meetings as a representative of the Clinical Council
- ensuring the clinical community is informed and engaged in planning, design, monitoring and evaluation of CCQ’s activities and commissioned services
- collaborating with the Community Council and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Round Table to share insights and provide integrated, inclusive advice to CCQ, and
- providing a trusted and authoritative source of advice.
The Community Advisory Council meets quarterly. View the Terms of Reference for more details.
Clinical Advisory Council
Governance
The Clinical Advisory Council is one of three advisory groups to the Country to Coast Queensland Board.
The Clinical Advisory Council multi-disciplinary group comprises GPs, Clinical Educators, Researchers, Hospital staff, Paramedics and Allied Health professionals across our three regions into one collaborative Council.
Current CCQ Clinical Advisory
Council members
| Dr Bradley Murphy | GP / Practice owner / GP advocate / Academic | Bundaberg | WB |
| Dr Louise Russell | General Practitioner | Central Queensland | CQ |
| Assoc Professor Cornelius Nydam | Associate Professor, Addiction Medicine Services | Bargara | WB |
| Simone Shaw | Clinical and Neuropsych | Buderim | SC |
| Dr Wendy Kinton | End of Life Care Manager, SCHHS / Speech Pathologist / Researcher | Caloundra | SC |
| Alexis Hughes | Paramedic, Clinical Educator, QAS | Birtinya | SC |
| May Chi | Psychologist | Hervey Bay | WB |
| Jessica Frizzo | Physiotherapist | West Gladstone | CQ |
| Assoc Prof Anthony Weber | Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) School Business and Law, Higher Education Division | Central Queensland | CQ |
| Patricia Wilson | Registered Nurse, Researcher, Birtinya. | Birtinya | SC |
| Dr Julie Blake | General Practitioner | Gympie | SC |
| Dr Roger Faint | General Practitioner, Senior Lecturer | Buderim | SC |
| James Lester | Pharmacist | Maroochydore and Hervey Bay | SC/WB |
| Assoc Prof Florin Oprescu | Associate Professor in Health Promotion, UniSC | Sippy Downs | SC |
| Sarah James | Social Worker, Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner | Hervey Bay | WB |
Expression of Interest (EOI)
now open
Applications close 5pm (AEST), 3 October 2025. View the Clinical Council Terms of Reference for more details.
Applicants should be located in one of the following CCQ regions:
- Rockhampton/Livingstone
- Gympie
- Noosa to Maroochy River catchment
- Mooloolah River to Maroochy River catchment
