Board members
East Grampians Health Service was incorporated under the Health Services Act 1987 Part 3 by the Governor-In-council, acting under Section 64A and Section 65 of the Health Services Act (Vic) 1988. The incorporation came into effect on 1st July 1995.
East Grampians Health Service is accountable through its Board of Management to the Minister for Health, The Hon Daniel Andrews MLA.
In accordance with The Health Services Act 1988, Division 4, Section 33, the Board of Management has affirmed that the Management Group and staff will carry out the Policies and Procedures of East Grampians Health Service with due diligence.
The men and women who represent the Community on the Board of Management are recommended by the Minister and appointed by the Governor-In-Council. The term of office for a member of the Board is usually three years.
Members of the Board of Management and Executive staff are required to lodge Declarations of Pecuniary Interest to the Chairperson prior to each Board meeting.
Governance Process
Overarching Governance Process
The Board's charter is to ensure that East Grampians Health Service achieves it mission and key strategic goals, in accordance with the By-Laws of EGHS and, in doing so, avoids reasonably foreseeable unacceptable actions and situations
Board Role
To facilitate appropriate organisational performance, the Board will develop and monitor Board-level policies which provide direction and boundaries for both its own and CEO's functions. The Board will develop the following:
- Strategic Goals
- Governance Process policies
- Board/CEO Linkage policies
Graeme Foster
President
Graeme has lived in Ararat all his life and is married to Alana and has 3 children. Graeme is the fourth generation family member to run the family men’s wear business (Fosters Mensland).
Graeme has served on the Board of Management since 2004 and has been President since 2006. He is also a member of the Clinical Consultative Committee and the Grampians Health Alliance.
Graeme has been in involved in many sporting and community organisations and was Vice Chair of the EGHS "Building for the Future Appeal".
Sally Philip
Vice President
Sally Philip is the Executive Officer with West Vic Division of General Practice based in Ararat. The Division provides support and recruitment services to general practices from Beaufort to the South Australian border. Sally has a Master of Business Administration majoring in Human Resource Management.
Sally has been a member of the Board of Management since 2006 and Vice-President since 2007
Sally and her husband Tim have 3 children and reside on a farm in Maroona.
David Hosking
Treasurer
David moved to Ararat in 1979, and has lived here ever since apart from 2 years in Melbourne and 6 months in the UK. He is married to Linda and they have 2 children, Kelsey and James.
David has been a member of the Board of Management since 2005 and Treasurer since 2006.
He completed a CFP (Certified Financial Planner) through Deakin University and is a Director of Grampians Investment Services.
David is actively involved in the community and is a Past President of the Grampians Cricket Association. He also took a lead role in the development of the successful Ararat Hospital 'Building for the Future' Community Appeal. A keen sportsman, he also makes time for cricket, swimming, and fishing.
Arduina Di Guardo
Arduina was born at Ararat Hospital now EGHS and has lived in Ararat most of her life. She is from a third generation Ararat family and her husband Graham is a member of a fifth generation Ararat family and both have strong community and family ties. Arduina & Graham run a family sheep farming entity at Moyston.
Arduina is currently employed as Manager of the ANZ Bank in Ararat and has held this position for 11 years.
Arduina has a strong history in sport, in particular netball and basketball, representing Ararat in both netball and basketball. She was the first netball life member of the Moyston/Willaura Football netball club.
Geoff Laidlaw
Geoff lives on the family farm at Ararat and runs a cropping and sheep enterprise. Geoff is fourth generation to live in the Ararat district and manage the family farm.
Geoff was married to Angela (deceased) and has 4 children. Geoff is actively involved in the community and was a Committee member of the Health Service’s ‘Building for the Future’ Community Appeal.
Geoff is also a member of the Fire Brigade and Victorian Farmer’s Federation and spent 13 years on the Ararat Primary School Council.
Heather Fleming
Heather Fleming came to the district in 1993 after a background in education. She lives on a family farm near Willaura, which she works with her husband Bruce, and young son Thomas.
As well as being a member of the EGHS Board Heather is a Committee member of the EGHS Ararat Ark Toy Library.
She is actively involved in a number of other community organizations, including the Willaura Development Group, the Willaura branch of the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal Committee, and the CFA. Heather was the inaugural Director and Company Secretary of the Willaura-Lake Bolac Community Bank® - Bendigo Bank and although no longer the Secretary, still remains a Director.
Heather's involvement with the hospital continues a tradition begun by her grandmother, who trained there as a nurse more than ninety years ago.
Louise Staley
Louise Staley is the Director Food and Environment Unit at the Institute of Public affairs where she researches and writes on public policy issues. Louise's work has been widely published in newspapers, reports and on radio. Her particular areas of policy expertise include agriculture and rural communities.
Prior to moving to Western Victoria eight years ago, Louise held an executive position with a major global funds manager. Louise has a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Masters in Public Policy.
Louise and her partner Stephen live on a family farm at Willaura where they crop.
