QEH September 2020

Contents Message from the President ...... 2 Editors Message ...... 3 EHA (QLD) INC Excellence Awards...... 3 Articles ...... 4 Operation Bushfire Assist – 1st Preventative Medicine Company (PMC) 2nd General Health Battalion ...... 4 Smallpox – The Elimination of a Virus ...... 7 Queensland Kids Challenged to Get Ready for Disasters ...... 8 EHOs Responding to COVID-19 - What is Happening? ...... 8 2020 Events...... 10 Australian Food Safety Week 2020 ...... 10 Professional Development and Networking Events 2020 ...... 10 IFEH World Congress – Malaysia 2020 Postponed until 2021 ...... 10 45th EHA National Conference – Fairmont Resort, Leura, Blue Mountains October 2021 ...... 10 Members Update ...... 11 EHA (QLD) INC Annual General Meeting 2020 ...... 11 New Members ...... 11 Continuing Professional Development Scheme ...... 11 Corporate Membership ...... 12 Does your organisation have an employment vacancy? ...... 12 Meet the Board ...... 12 EHA (QLD) INC Board of Directors ...... 13 EHA (QLD) INC Regional Group Convenors ...... 14 EHA (QLD) INC Registered Office ...... 14 We Need your Input!! ...... 14

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Message from the President

Dear Members

My thoughts turned this morning to our Queensland Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, who has been hit with a tirade of complaints, threats and personnel slurs relating to the Boarder closures. Please spare a moment of thought for Dr Young as she battles with these unfair and unwitting public comments. It is through her decisions and directions that we are performing our duties to keep Queenslanders safe from COVID-19 and I wish to show our support for her in writing this.

As Environmental Health Professionals, we are constantly challenged with balancing regulatory frameworks to meet health and environmental outcomes with the wants of individuals and the community. It is no surprise to us to hear of people illegally breaking COVID-19 Directives and I am little swayed by the arguments being put forward to reduce restrictions, knowing all too well, how people push the boundaries of law. Many in the media, the community, and in business know little of these regulatory health challenges faced by our profession every day.

Our challenge is to educate the people around us about why these directives and other laws are in place. Start with your family and friends. Do they truly understand what you do and why you do it? Do they understand the anguish that can be experienced by decision makers, such as Dr Young, in making decisions that protect the community knowing it will hurt some individuals emotionally? Do they understand that individuals do the wrong thing either out of habit or as a deliberate and defiant act?

In October, we are providing you with an opportunity to network and discuss COVID-19 and other regulatory environmental health challenges. We hope to fill these meetings in order to learn and grow from each other's experiences during this pandemic. EHA (QLD) INC is also working on obtaining effective and worthwhile online training to support you all during this difficult period and into the future. EHA National has been producing documents, Facebook posts and YouTube videos promoting Environmental Health. Please sign up and take part.

An exciting opportunity is being provided for World Environmental Health Day on Saturday 26 September with a Live Chat on Friday 25 September featuring EH Professionals such as Dr David Dyjak, CEO NEHA, and our beloved Bob Handby AO (LFEHA). Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. If you promote or conduct activities for World Environmental Health Day please forward a short story (paragraph to a page) and some photos to EHA (QLD) INC and we will share them nationally and internationally.

I thank you all for the work you are doing in Public Health Units, local government Councils and the Defense Force to ensure the safety of all Queenslanders during COVID-19. Every year EHA (QLD) INC provides an opportunity to promote our colleagues for the tremendous work they do. I am disappointed to see a lack of self-promotion within our profession and encourage you to jump online and nominate a colleague for their fantastic work. I know there are many Environmental Health Professionals pushing the boundaries of excellence and dedication - we need to honor and recognize their efforts. I know we are all busy and it takes time, but it is vital that effort is rewarded and celebrated.

Please stay safe, healthy and above all enjoy life.

God bless

Wendy Gambley President

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Editors Message

Greetings Fellow Member,

Well my hopes in the last newsletter for COVID-19 fading into a rare flu sadly did not come true, times are not pretty, but the force of EHO’s, nursing staff, doctors and support teams are all doing great work to control this pandemic. Let us all hope QLD can avoid a second wave and enjoy a degree of normality during these testing times for humanity.

Training and conferences as we knew it are all postponed for the time being. However, QLD is pushing ahead with three Professional Development and Networking Events, read more about it in the events section. If you have been doing some interesting research or have some learnings from your workplace you would like to share, consider doing a presentation at one of the professional development and networking event locations or contributing an article to QEH, this will earn you CPD points.

Hoping you all stay healthy and safe.

Best regards Chris Vakas QEH Editor EHA (QLD) Inc

EHA (QLD) INC Excellence Awards

EHA (QLD) INC aims to recognise the 2019 winners of the Environmental Health Australia Excellence Awards at an EHA (QLD) INC event in 2020. The Environmental Health Excellence Awards allow us to showcase the achievements, success and innovation in the field, not only within the profession but also to the wider community.

The Environmental Health Excellence Awards aim to: • highlight outstanding contributions to, or achievements in, environmental health by an environmental health professional; and • promote increased awareness within the community of the important role played by environmental health professionals; and • enhance the public profile of Environmental Health Australia (Queensland) Incorporated.

There are two categories of Excellence Awards: The Environmental Health Professional of the Year and the Early Career Environmental Health Professional of the Year.

The Environmental Health Professional of the Year award celebrates excellence achieved in the years leading up to and including 2019 by an EHA (QLD) INC member. The recipient of this award could be an EHO, an EH Technical Officer or an EH Worker.

The Early Career Environmental Health Professional of the Year recognises an EHO who has spent no more than five years in the industry completing extraordinary work and contributing to the profession.

A third award, the President’s Award, recognises the valuable efforts and contributions of any person who has enhanced, shown passion and dedication for, or achieved environmental health outcomes. This person does not need to be an environmental health professional (EHP) but may support EHPs in enhancing the profession.

The recipient of the Environmental Health Professional of the Year Award last year was John Piispanen. Join John and many others who have been recognised for their contribution and excellence to the environmental health profession.

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Articles Operation Bushfire Assist – 1st Preventative Medicine Company (PMC) 2nd General Health Battalion Environmental Health called to duty

A typical day in the life of environmental health (EH) personnel in Army is explained on the Defence Force Recruiting website as “assessing environmental and occupational health threats, implementing vector and pest control measures, conducting surveys to assess environmental and occupational health threats and providing advice to foster the promotion of health and preventative measures.”

In reality there’s a variety of capabilities members within the Environmental Health role can offer within the (ADF).

Posted to the 1st Preventive Medicine Company (1 PMC) based at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, Environmental Health (EH) Officers and Technicians undertake a range of tasks including: technical inspections of equipment, education and preventative health briefings to ADF members and providing equipment to ensure soldiers are adequately prepared prior to deployment.

EH personnel provide the preventative component required to prepare the health and safety of soldiers across barracks and field environments. More broadly, the ADF prepares to support the in disasters such as cyclones and bushfires.

It was in September 2019 a bushfire began to burn in remote . As months passed, millions of hectares of country burnt across several states and territories. Over 7 million hectares of land was burnt, over 1700 homes were destroyed, and an estimated 480 million animals perished over the period of devastation - an event no one should ever have to experience in their lifetime.

Defence Bulldozers build a fire containment line at Bando Forrest near Tumut to assist local emergency services and forestry workers protect people, property and forests. Photo by: LCPL Daniel Pajank

The Prime Minister subsequently declared a national emergency and a request was made for ADF support under Operation Bushfire Assist. Personnel from all three Services located across the country were mobilised to assist communities, including members of 1 PMC.

From early January, 14 members were recalled from Christmas leave to prepare to deploy to the fire-ravaged areas. EH detachments packed field equipment and set south to complete yet unidentified tasks.

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The detachments deployed to areas including Adelaide Hills, Albury, Wodonga, Kangaroo Island, Tumut, Cooma, Bega, Holsworthy, and South Gippsland, to assist state and local governments, emergency service personnel, and local communities.

As the fire disaster evolved, demands for assistance changed along with the tasks assigned to the EH Teams. Some of these tasks were familiar to the EH teams who utilised the same practices and procedures typically carried out within field environments. The deployed teams frequently assisted with testing and monitoring of water supply to ensure potable water was provided to communities where town supplies were struggling to meet demand. Army vehicles with transporting various potable water capabilities to locations across Australia. Photo by: CPL Simon McCarthy

The Kangaroo Island detachment worked closely with SA Water, as the fire had significantly damaged the local water treatment plant. Members from an Army Engineering regiment also deployed to Kangaroo Island, equipped with a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU), which was able to purify 400,000 litres of fresh water or 100,000 litres of salt water per day.

Australian Army soldier Corporal Carly O’Callaghan, 1st Preventive Medical Technician from 2nd General Health Battalion assisting the Kangaroo Island council at the Water Treatment Plant on Kangaroo Island. Daily water testing ensured that the quality of the drinking water is assessed for human consumption.

Photo by: PTE Mark Morgan

The key concern for this water source was the reputation of the water (colour and taste) as it was not drawn from the local town water supply. This is where the Kangaroo Island EH detachment worked closely with SA Water representatives to conduct testing of the produced water to ensure Australian Drinking Water Guideline standards were met. As conditions improved and SA Water began to re-establish their water plant, the Kangaroo Island Detachment was able to work with SA Water and assist with the establishment of OSMOFLOW and MIEX treatment options. EH members were exposed to a form of water treatment which would not normally be experienced in traditional Army Environmental Health tasks.

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North of Kangaroo Island, an EH detachment was established in Adelaide Hills. While providing adequate water supply to fire affected residents was a priority in this location, there were also questions surrounding the supply of water to the cattle. As there are no drinking water guidelines specific for cattle, the EH detachment researched and liaised with stakeholders to determine the requirements to enable them to continue to assist the community. The detachment also provided SME advice to the Local Disaster Management Centre and fire-affected residents.

This advice included removal and disposal of animal carcases where there had been a substantial amount of loss across many properties. Additionally, site surveys were conducted to ensure preventative measures were undertaken to protect ADF members in location from other potential health impacts emerging as a result of the disaster.

Photo by: SGT Kenneth Breen

Australian Army Engineers providing potable water to fire affected residents within the Adelaide Hills as part of the assistance provided by JTF1111.

In South Gippsland, Victoria, an EH detachment was based out of Sale to assist impacted areas across the region. The team was detached to the Army’s 9th Force Support Battalion, who provided support to the area by providing 91 potable water trucks. Once the central area of operation was established, the South Gippsland detachment was able to travel and provide support to towns throughout the region such as Puckapunyal, Sale, Bairnsdale, Orbost and Omeo. While liaising with local government officials, the South Gippsland detachment was also responsible for kitchen inspections and vector management to support the 500 personnel. The assistance provided by EH personnel reassured the provision of protection against the potential risks of vector and food borne diseases.

An additional team were based in Albury, on the border of Victoria and New South Wales, to provide EH capability to Albury, Wodonga and Corryong. The team were able to provide occupational hygiene advice under the direction of the Environmental Health Officer who formed part of the detachment. Air quality testing and CO2 monitoring was completed and analysed to ensure the health and safety of members in the area was maintained. Members of the detachment were also able to provide community support and monitored food safety for the BBQ provided to community members in Corryong on Australia Day.

Environmental Health detachment members from 1st Preventative Medical Company Lieutenant Sharyn Shepherd and Private Emily Bourke and Regimental Sergeant Major 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, Warrant Officer Class One Virginia Morris serving food at the Australia Day BBQ at Corryong.

Photo from: 7th Combat Service Support Battalion Facebook Page 29/01/2020.

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The final deployed EH detachment was based within Holsworthy Barracks, and provided support to areas surrounding Sydney and stretched as far west as Canberra, ACT. The main component of this support to local communities was the ability of ADF EH personnel to certify and deem water potable, as seen in the other areas affected by the disaster. Additionally, the skills and knowledge of this detachment assisted in providing tailored health information and preventative measures to ADF personnel while providing the communities assistance with catering, heavy and light vehicle transport and cargo specialists. The experience of this detachment became specifically important when they were called upon to provide Environmental Health advice as a fire started to spread and additional ADF support were requested to assist.

The EH detachments were deployed to these fire-impacted areas for almost two-months, providing support to the whole of government response which included emergency service crews, ADF personnel and members of local communities. The ability to rapidly deploy to these locations ensured ADF members were given timely preventative health support and guidance, upon arriving in location. This assisted in reducing the potential health risks in these areas, and more importantly, positioned the teams as a capability to support to devastated communities. While some of the tasks completed by the ADF EH teams were not considered normal, the detachments were able to adapt to the situation and provide quality support.

The involvement of the EH detachments was beneficial to the Australian Bush Fires support network as field- based knowledge and different experiences could be shared and any knowledge gaps could be effectively managed. While we hope to never see another event like the fire season over 2019/20, it is reassuring to know that the Australian Army can provide the EH teams who are ready to face any task when required.

Article submitted by Major Matthew Lokhorst Smallpox – The Elimination of a Virus This year, marks the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox. On 8th May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly issued its official declaration that

“the world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox”.

This was the formal recognition that a scourge that had afflicted millions for thousands of years was at an end.

Until it was wiped out, smallpox had plagued humanity for at least 3000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone, that is 4 million people annually.

Smallpox is the first and only disease to be permanently eradicated worldwide. After much work around the world and over many years, a 10 year Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme was launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1967 to concentrate on endemic countries. The last known endemic case was reported, and the outbreak promptly contained in Somalia in 1977. This was achieved through global solidarity when, even at the height of the Cold War, the USA and the then USSR joined forces to conquer the common health threat. Viruses do not respect nations or ideologies and the eradication of this killer shows that anything is possible if there is a will to achieve it.

The successful programme yielded vital knowledge and tools for the field of disease surveillance, the benefits of ring vaccination and the importance of health promotion in fighting diseases such as poliomyelitis and the Ebola virus. It also laid the foundation for stronger national immunization programmes worldwide, underpinning the establishment of primary health care in many countries and creating momentum toward Universal Health Coverage.

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The eradication of Smallpox is probably the greatest accomplishment of any multilateral organization, ever and there are many lessons to learn from it that can help fight the COVID-19 pandemic today and prepare for future pandemics. Those lessons must be learned and put to good use. Article submitted by Les Milne FCIEH CEnvH

Queensland Kids Challenged to Get Ready for Disasters

Get Ready Queensland has launched its first interactive online game which challenges Queensland kids to prepare for future disasters and severe weather. This interactive initiative was jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) through the Community Recovery Fund, established in the wake of the 2019 North and Far North Queensland monsoonal flooding event.

We are no strangers to the devastating impact of disasters, being prepared is just part of life in the Sunshine State. This resource is for our youngest Queenslanders to help them understand their risks and what they can do to reduce the impact of future disasters.

The online game aims to engage and empower children to be part of their household’s emergency planning through undertaking a range of virtual disaster preparedness challenges, identifying risks, looking out for neighbours, removing hazards, and packing emergency kits.

The game has nine levels and has been designed to instil basic knowledge for children to help in their own home and in the community. This is something for the kids to do in the September school holidays in preparation for the next storm season. You can play at https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/getreadychallenge/mainmenu.html.

This is an initiative of the QLD Government EHOs Responding to COVID-19 - What is Happening?

The media does not report on the fantastic work of our colleagues, so in case you were not sure what contribution EHOs are having to the COVID-19 Pandemic, here is a snapshot.

Queensland Health and Public Health Units: • Queensland Health EHO’s in the Department of Health and the Public Health Units are playing an integral role in the planning and response to COVID-19. • Contributing to co-ordination and functional roles within Incident Management Teams within emergency operation centres • Support airport and seaport border screening and assessment • Providing expert and technical advice to stakeholders including Local and District Disaster Management Committees • Established and provide support for Health Accommodation Liaison Officer (HALO) positions as the single point of contact for Queensland Health for all accommodation venues in the Metro North area used to quarantine international travellers. • Continue to implement effective case and contact management systems for confirmed COVID cases.

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• Developed local plans for a co-ordinated whole of government response to the provision of information, support and advice to businesses to maximise compliance with the roadmap to easing restrictions. • Continue to coordinate monitoring, surveillance and enforcement activities in relation to business and industry compliance with roadmap restrictions. • Continue to support business and industry through the consideration and approval of site-specific COVID Safe Plans. • Established a dedicated Quarantine Release Team to support international travellers in quarantine by making regular contact and proactively identifying and managing health issues, including end of quarantine testing. • Working closely with other key agencies such as Local Government and the Australian Defence Force to maintain a highly skilled and responsive health workforce

Work within the Public Health Incident Management Team – COVID-19 includes: • Policy development and amending public health legislation • Contributing to public messaging and communication campaigns including posts for social media, preparing media statements • Providing expert advice to government and non-government stakeholders as well as providing assistance in the development of resources including websites, guidance notes and health plans • Training Queensland Government employees to increase the number of people able to assist in contact tracing, to enable the capacity for a rapid scale up as required.

Australian Defence Force • providing assistance to Qld Health where needed • supporting and providing advice to their superiors and colleagues

Local Government • providing assistance to Qld Health where needed • BAU as much as possible in local government (includes food safety, pollution, community safety and amenity etc.) • supporting and providing advice to their superiors, colleagues and the community where possible

Private Enterprise • Implementing QLD Health approved COVID-19 safe plans and displaying the statement of compliance. • providing support and advice to their organisations and customers.

Thank you to everyone in the environmental health profession for keeping us all safe.

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2020 Events

Australian Food Safety Week 2020

This year’s Australian Food Safety Week will run from 14 to 21 November 2020 with the theme:

'Food safety - it's in your hands'.

The aim of the Food Safety Week this year is to build on the good consumer behaviour established during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to reduce the amount of foodborne disease. According to the National Notifiable Disease Network rates of salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and STEC, like other infectious diseases, have reduced since the pandemic began, possibly due to improved handwashing and social distancing practices.

More information on Food Safety Week can be located at https://foodsafety.asn.au/australian-food-safety- week-2020

Professional Development and Networking Events 2020 Due to the cancellation of the EHA (QLD) INC 2020 Annual State Conference, the EHA (QLD) INC Board has decided to facilitate three individual one day events across Queensland to encourage member engagement and provide an opportunity for networking and collaboration.

The theme “Disaster, Pandemic and Resilience” describes the events of 2020. This is an opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss the unprecedented events that have impacted on our lives personally and professionally. The number of attendees at these events will be limited due to physical distancing requirements. Book early to ensure you don't miss out!

Brisbane Gladstone Townsville Wednesday 14 October 2020 Friday 16 October 2020 Monday 19 October 2020 Hotel Grand Chancellor Gladstone Entertainment Seagulls Resort 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Convention Centre 8:30 am to 4:30 pm 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

The program at each location will include COVID 19 information with the remainder of the day devoted to EHO selected topics that may include bio-security, clan labs, waste management, personal appearance services, water quality, risk management and food safety.

Online registration is now open on the EHA (QLD) INC website https://www.ehaqld org.au/

IFEH World Congress – Malaysia 2020 Postponed until 2021

45th EHA National Conference – Fairmont Resort, Leura, Blue Mountains October 2021

The 45th EHA National Conference has been rescheduled for 18 to 21 October 2021. The call for papers will be open soon. Watch this space!

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Members Update EHA (QLD) INC Annual General Meeting 2020

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Environmental Health Australia (Queensland) Incorporated was held virtually at 5.15 pm on Wednesday 9 September 2020.

Welcome to two new Board Members Craig Kelly and Steven Keks. The draft minutes from the meeting will be available on the website soon.

New Members

Welcome to our newest members that were endorsed by the Board at the July 2020 Board meeting:

Corporate Member Full Member Graduate Member Student Member Level 2 Australian Defence Michael Belby Chloe Rogers Ted Diefenbach Force Hannah Temple (Upgrade from Dylan Munro Luke Twomey Student Member) Ashlee Cutler Bebe Sooty Phomsouvanh Steven Attrill Collins Gipey (Transfer Fallon St John from EHA WA) Craig Jeff Amy Barlow (Upgrade from Anthony Kubatka Member Graduate) Kendall Church Umangiben Patel Danika Prizmic Courtney Hoskins Barbara Cruse Inti Suarez Piveteau Manoj Kumar Dandugudum Arica Soi

Continuing Professional Development Scheme

Environmental Health Australia (EHA) believes that the ongoing professional development of its members is vital to ensure that they are well positioned to effectively address the current and future environmental health challenges faced by our everchanging environment. Continuing professional development (CPD) is viewed as being an acknowledgement of, and a commitment to professionalism.

The CPD program is based on a 2-year cycle. CPD activities can be logged and maintained by members online at https://www.ehaqld.org.au/membership-information/cpd. The current two-year period closed on 30 June 2020. The successful recipients of the CPD Scheme were announced at the AGM on 9 September 2020. The CPD recipients for the period 2018-2020 are:

Wendy Gambley Harold Figueroa Stacey Spletter Dieter Jurgeneit Mark Myerson Joshua Sael

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Corporate Membership

EHA (QLD) INC has included a membership stream for corporate members. Corporate Membership is divided into three (3) categories:

• Corporate 1 – Not for Profit Community based organisations o $650 per annum + $70 per member • Corporate 2 – Not for Profit Government agencies (including Local Government Councils) o $970 per annum + $110 per member (for 16 Members or more, the annual fee will be $2,620.00 + $70 per nominated member.) • Corporate 3 – Commercial businesses o $1,290 per annum, + $110 per member

All information on corporate membership is available on the website: www.ehaqld.org.au/membership/category/corporate-members OR you can call the Executive Officer on 07 3554 0116 to discuss further.

Does your organisation have an employment vacancy?

Take advantage of the wide distribution capability of EHA and place your advertisement on the environmental health dedicated website. Advertise your company, employment vacancy or services on the EHA website at very low cost. Please send all vacancy details through to [email protected], or phone 07 3554 0115 for details.

Are you following EHA…

Make sure you are following EHA on our Facebook Page and through our LinkedIn group: EHA National Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EnvHealthAu/ EHA LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3196413/profile

Meet the Board

This section of the newsletter provides the opportunity to get to know a board member. For this edition, we will get to know James Williams. James has been a member of EHA (QLD) INC since 2008 and has been an active member on the Board since February 2012. James is the current Treasurer. To get to know James we asked the following questions:

What is your favourite holiday destination?

I love holidaying in the USA. There are a lot of misconceptions to America, that it’s too commercialised but journey a little futher and it has immense natural beauty and great public facilities. I was just recently in the USA and was able to visit the Florida Keys. Highlights were John Pennkamp State Park, Fort Zachary Taylor, Dry Tortugas National Park and for a little exclusive luxury the Little Palm Island Resort and Spa on Little Torch Key is a perfect escape from the current pandemic.

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What is your favourite food? Guinness, I drink a lot of Guinness. They say it’s a meal in every glass. But currently I’m on a health kick and into almond butter and carrot sticks. Dip them in the almond butter for a moreish snack. Tastiest I’ve found so far is NOYA Almond Butter by the Royal Nut Company. Highly Addictive!

Do you have a lucky item of clothing? If yes what is it? I have a black Guinness t-shirt. As it originated in Ireland, I wear it when I’m needing luck, hoping that some luck of the Irish will rub off.

What job would you be terrible at? A factory worker doing repetitive tasks. I have a limited attention span and I have had to work on not being distracted by ‘something shiny’.

If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would you have a good chance at winning a medal for? The quarantining in a room medal. At the moment, I’m coming up to a cumulative three months of my life isolated away from people between four walls for H1N1, EVD and SARS-COV-2.

Who’s your go to band or artist when you can’t decide on something to listen to? Big fan of the Eagles! Don Henley, that voice.

If you could invite anyone over for dinner (dead or alive) who would it be and why? Nigella Lawson, I’m sure she would give me some great tips to host a fantastic dinner and I could listen to her talk all-night about food. Elvis Presley bragging rights and entertainment. Robin Williams for a laugh. Paulo Coelho for some insights into existentialism. Oh, I better not leave out Jesus Christ, we’ll leave him in charge of the wine.

EHA (QLD) INC Board of Directors Your EHA (QLD) INC board members are:

President Vice President Secretary Wendy Gambley John Piispanen Rebecca Walker

Treasurer Director Director James Williams Harold Figueroa Susan Myrowkah

Director Director Director Chris Vakas Preeti Prayaga Matthew Lokhorst Director Director Director Ron Paauwe Craig Kelly Steven Keks

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EHA (QLD) INC Regional Group Convenors REGIONAL GROUP CONVENOR SECRETARY/TREASURER

CENTRAL Stacey Joyner Shobna Prasad Rockhampton Regional Council Bundaberg Regional Council Email [email protected] Email: [email protected]

NORTHERN Preeti Prayaga Burdekin Shire Council Ph: 07 4783 9872 Email: [email protected]

SOUTH-WEST/ Nicole Collett Margie Milla DARLING DOWNS Southern Downs Regional Council Maranoa Regional Council PO Box 26 PO Box 42 WARWICK QLD 4370 MITCHELL QLD 4465 Ph: 1300 697 372 Ph: 1300 007 662 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

SOUTH-EAST Position vacant Position vacant

EHA (QLD) INC Registered Office

Postal Address: Executive Officer: Website: PO Box 2222 Donna Thompson www.ehaqld.org.au FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 Email: www.eh.org.au [email protected] Email: [email protected] QEH Editor: Chris Vakas Ph: 07 3554 0116 Email: [email protected] M: 0448 606 002 We Need your Input!!

To ensure regular editions of the QEH, we would appreciate hearing from YOU, our Members. If you have something to contribute or know of an issue you would like us to cover, please let us know. You can contact me at [email protected] or Donna at [email protected] . We look forward to hearing your ideas.

If you would like to contact an EHA (QLD) INC Board member, contact Donna the Executive Officer, who will have the board member contact you. All board members are listed in this edition of QEH, or refer to the website at https://www.ehaqld.org.au/about-us/board-of-directors/queensland-board

Stay safe and healthy

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