Health and Safety Representatives list

Note: Empty cells represent vacant positions. If you would like to nominate to become an Elected Health and Safety Representative for your local Designated Work Group, please contact your Health and Safety Business Partner for guidance on the process.  

Deputy Health and Safety Representatives (DHSR) take on HSR duties when the HSR is on leave.

Last updated: 20th March 2024

University Divisions

Designated Work Group Name (by Division) Designated Work Group Scope Name of Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Date ElectedTerm of Office ExpiryDeputy HSR (DHSR)DHSR Date ElectedDHSR Term of Office Expiry
Architecture, Building and Planning        
Academic (1) Represents all the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning academic staff Xavier Cadorel 19 Oct 2021 18 Oct 2024   
Academic (2) Represents all the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning academic staff Andrew Martel 19 Oct 2021 18 Oct 2024   
Professional Represents all the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning professional staff Jet Bakker19 Sept 202320 Sept 2026   
Arts        
Faculty of Arts Represents all the Faculty of Arts staff Ben Gook 06 Sep 2021 05 Sep 2024   
Faculty of Arts Represents all the Faculty of Arts staff Call for nominations to be held in 2024     
Faculty of Arts Represents all the Faculty of Arts staff Maxx Schmitz04 Apr 202303 Apr 2026   
Faculty of Arts Represents all the Faculty of Arts staffChloe Mackenzie04 Apr 202303 Apr 2026   
Faculty of Arts  Call for nominations held September 2021 - none received     
Faculty of Business and Economics        
Accounting, Finance, and Management & Marketing This DWG represents all staff who report through the Accounting, Finance, and Management & Marketing departments of FBE.Call for nominations held 19 June 2023 - none received     
Economics, and Melbourne Institute of Applied and Social Economics This DWG represents all staff who report through the Economics and Melbourne Institute of Applied and Social Economics departments of FBE.Call for nominations held 19 June 2023 - none received     
Professional Staff This DWG represents all professional staff who report through FBE, located in KLD building, 45 Barry St, and 95-109 Barry St.Call for nominations held 19 June 2023 - none received     
Education        
Faculty of Education Represents all the Faculty of Education staffBella Blaher20 Oct 2319 Oct 26   
Faculty of Education Represents all the Faculty of Education staff       
Faculty of Education Represents all the Faculty of Education staff Elisa Bone 06 Jun 2022 05 Jun 2025   
Engineering and Information Technology        
Professional Support Groups Represents all the staff who work in Melbourne Connect David Chan 13 Apr 2021 12 Apr 2024   
Professional Support Groups Represents all the staff who work in Parkville Ray Furmston 13 Apr 2021 12 Apr 2024   
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (A) Represents all the staff who work in Biomedical Engineering David Collins 13 Apr 2021 12 Apr 2024   
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (B)   Represents all the staff who work in Chemical Engineering Casey Thomas 30 Oct 2022 29 Oct 2025   
Electrical Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (A) Represents all the staff who work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Robert Schmid 09 Sep 22 08 Sep 25   
Electrical Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (B)   Represents all the staff who work in Infrastructure Engineering Jinghan Lu 1 Mar 2022 28 Feb 2025   
Electrical Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (C) Represents all the staff who work in Mechanical Engineering Yi Yang 13 Apr 2021 12 Apr 2024   
Computing and Information Systems (A) Represents all the Professional Staff – Computing and Information Systems Laura Juliff 13 Apr 2021 12 Apr 2024   
Computing and Information Systems (B) Represents all the Academic Staff – Computing and Information Systems Sherah Kurnia 01 Jun 2021 31 May 2024   
Fine Arts and Music        
 Music (Conservatorium of Music) Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work with the School of Music across all buildings and both the Southbank and Parkville Campus Melody Eotvos18 Oct 202318 Oct 2026   
Music - Melba Music Hal (Conservatorium of Music) Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work with the School of Music across all buildings and both the Southbank and Parkville CampusLeon de Bruin18 Oct 202318 Oct 2026   
Art Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work for the School of Art across all buildings in the Southbank Campus       
Design and Production Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work across the School of Design and School of Production on the Southbank campus or are involved in Production activities across the faculty Jo Evans18  Oct 202318 Oct 2026   
Film & Television Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work in the School of Film and Television Christie Widiarto31 July 202330 July 2026   
Performing Arts Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work in the School of Performing Arts (including Dance, Theatre and Music Theatre)      
Programs and Operations Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work in roles relating to the technical support and administration of the programs and operations of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music       
Professional Administration Represents all the University of Melbourne staff who work in roles relating to the professional administration of ASO and Faculty Service, the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music       
Law        
Melbourne Law School There are four HSR positions, all of which represent all staff within the Melbourne Law School Susan Karpasitis 01 Oct 2021 30 Sep 2024   
Melbourne Law SchoolThere are four HSR positions, all of which represent all staff within the Melbourne Law SchoolJake Goldenfein17 Sept 202316 Sept 2026   
Melbourne Law SchoolThere are four HSR positions, all of which represent all staff within the Melbourne Law SchoolSean Cooney27 Sept 202326 Sept 2026   
Melbourne Law SchoolThere are four HSR positions, all of which represent all staff within the Melbourne Law SchoolKay Wilson27 Sept 202326 Sept 2026   
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences         
Melbourne Dental SchoolRepresents all the staff who works in Building  702 and 348Mario Smith14 Feb 202213 Feb 2025   
Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics (MTHC) - MelbourneRepresents all the Melbourne MTHC staff - Including audiology, speech pathology, psychology, eye and Melbourne Dental ClinicsDenis Bulavin17 Jan 202316 Jan 2026   
Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics (MTHC) - SheppartonRepresents all the MTHC staff who work in the Shepparton  Medical Clinicvacant     
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences  Call for nominations held December 2023-
none received
     
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (A)  Karl Andriessen 13 Feb 2023 12 Feb 2026   
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (B)  Judith Wright18 Mar 202418 Mar 2027 
Melbourne School of Health Sciences (A)  Call for nominations held February 2023 - none received     
Melbourne School of Health Sciences (B)  Call for nominations held February 2023-
none received
     
School of Biomedical Sciences - School Operations        
School of Biomedical Sciences - Anatomy and Physiology (Research) All University of Melbourne staff from the Department who work in the Medical Building and the Kenneth Myer Building       
School of Biomedical Sciences - Anatomy and Physiology (Learning/Teaching and Key Services) All University of Melbourne staff from the Department who work in the Medical building       
School of Biomedical Sciences - Anatomy and Physiology (Learning/Teaching, WEBs building) All University of Melbourne staff from the Department who work in the WEBs building       
All University of Melbourne staff from the Department who work in the WEBs building Lynn Tran 30 May 2022 29 May 2025   
School of Biomedical Sciences - Biochemistry and Pharmacology (Medical Building) All University of Melbourne staff from the Department who work in the Medical building Heather Daykin 24 May 2022 23 May 2025   
School of Biomedical Sciences - MDHS Doherty  Paula Mitchell 30 Sep 2021 29 Sep 2024   
Melbourne Medical School - Operations        
Melbourne Medical School - Berkeley  Hayley Barker 23 Apr 2021 22 Apr 2024   
Melbourne Medical School - Parkville (A)        
Melbourne Medical School - Parkville (B)        
Melbourne Medical School - Parkville (C) - Royal Women's Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital* (*including BRF, Radiology, MBC, Medicine but excluding Doherty building)  Kate Ly01 Sep 202331 Aug 2026   
Melbourne Medical School - Royal Children's Hospital  Sean Porashemi16 Nov 202315 Nov 2026   
Melbourne Medical School - Heidelberg        
Melbourne Medical School - Northwest        
Melbourne Medical School - St Vincent’s        
Melbourne Medical School - Otolaryngology (A)  Kate Brody 22 Nov 2021 21 Nov 2024   
Melbourne Medical School - Otolaryngology (B)  Amy Hampson 22 Nov 2021 21 Nov 2024   
Melbourne Medical School - Rural Health        
Melbourne Medical School - Psychiatry        
Melbourne Medical School - Ophthalmology        
Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Faculty Services (A)  Kylie Erben11 Oct 202310 Oct 2026   
Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Faculty Services (B)  Nicole Leach11 Oct 202310 Oct 2026   
Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - VLSCI        
Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Carli Ellinghaus07  Sept 202307 Sept 2026   
Science        
Faculty of Science Administration Represents Faculty of Science staff primarily located in Parkville who are not members of a School within the Faculty, including the Faculty Executive and professional staff members10 Jul 202309 Jul 2026   
Bio21 Institute  Represents all the staff in David Pennington Building 102, Nancy Mills Building 401, Building 402, and Bio21 Incubator Building 404 Vacant     
Biosciences 1, 2 &3 (Botany) Represents all the BioSciences staff in BioSciences 1 Building 123, BioSciences 2 Building 122 and BioSciences 3 Building 143 Jacob Calabria30 Nov 202329 Nov 2026   
Biosciences 4 (Zoology) Represents all the BioSciences staff in BioSciences 4 Building 147 Vacant     
Biosciences 5 (Genetics) Represents all the BioSciences staff in Old Microbiology Building 184, Level 3           Isabelle Lohrey30 Nov 202329 Nov 2026   
BioSciences Teaching (formerly Biology Labs) Represents all the BioSciences teaching lab staff in Raymond Priestly Building 152, and Food and Nutrition Building 194 Jennifer Fox 19 Jul 2022 18 Jul 2025   
Burnley Represents all the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) staff on the Burnley campus Sascha Andrusiak 25 Jun 2021 24 Jun 2024   
Chemistry Represents all the Chemistry staff in Chemistry (West) Building 153, and Chemistry (East) Building 154 Meredith Potter 20 Sept 2022 19 Sept 2025   
Creswick Represents all the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) staff on the Creswick campus Julio Najera Umana16 Oct 202315 Oct 2026   
Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Represents all the Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences staff in McCoy Building 200 David Belton18 July 202317 July 2026   
Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Represents all the Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences staff in 207-221 Bouverie Street Building Darren Hocking 12 Nov 2021 11 Nov 2024   
Mathematics & Statistics Represents all the Maths & Stats staff in Peter Hall Building 160, Old Geology South Building 156, 139 Barry Street Building 394 and Level 8 at 757 Swanston Street Building 199 Vacant     
Physics Represents all the Physics staff in David Caro Building 192 Call for nominations held June 2023 - none received     
Melbourne Veterinary School - Parkville CampusRepresents all Melbourne Veterinary School staff primarily located in Parkville Charles Pagel12 Mar 202411 Mar 2027   
Melbourne Veterinary School - Werribee CampusRepresents all Melbourne Veterinary School staff primarily located in Werribee as well as Faculty professional staff in WerribeeKrystle Orndahl10 Jul 202309 Jul 2026Fiona Witham7 Jul 20236 Jul 2026
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences - Dookie CampusRepresents all School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences staff primarily located in Dookie as well as Faculty professional staff in DookiePaul Cheng12 May 202211 May 2025   
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences - Parkville CampusRepresents all School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences staff primarily located in ParkvilleHelen Hayden12 May 2022 11 May 2025   

Chancellery and Chief Operating Officer Portfolio

Designated Work Group Name Designated Work Group Scope Name of Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Date Elected Term of Office ExpiryDeputy HSR (DHSR)DHSR Date ElectedDHSR Term of Office Expiry
Chancellery        
Chancellery AFSEResearch and Enterprise: Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) (only)Jo Wilson26 May 202325 May 2026   
Chancellery Office of the Vice Chancellor, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, DVC International and Office of the Provost       
Chancellery HR Office of the Provost – People and Community (HR) (only)       
Chancellery Research and Enterprise 1 Research and Enterprise Including Research Development Unit, excluding Melbourne Connect and Digital and Data       
Chancellery Research and Enterprise 2 Research and Enterprise: Melbourne Connect, Digital and Data (only)       
Chancellery Strategy and Culture 1 Museums and Collections and University Communications and Marketing       
Chancellery  - Museums and Collections Museums and Collections (only)       
Chancellery  - Communications and Marketing University Communications and Marketing (only)       
Chancellery Aii Australia India Institute       
Chancellery AdvancementAdvancement      
Chief Operating Officer Portfolio        
COO-P CFOG Chief Financial Officer Group Lily Taylor26 May 202325 May 2026   
COO-P OPG Operational Performance Group Julie Kennedy26 May 202325 May 2026   
Legal and Risk           Represents all Legal and Risk staff      
Research, Innovation & Commercialisation - all staff Represents all the Research, Innovation & Commercialisation  staffLynda Boldt 26 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2025    
Business Services
Business Services - BRF Bio-Resource Facility staff located at Medical Building, Doherty Institute, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Howard Florey, and Alan Gilbert Building Rebecca Plavcak27 May 202326 May 2026   
Business Services - Information Technology Business Services IT including Cybersecurity, Strategy and Innovation, Research Computing Services, Enterprise Technology, ERP Project and Academic Technology Ruthie Bowler10 June 202309 June 2026Michael Lambrellis10 Jun 20239 Jun 2026
Business Services Campus Management Campus Management (all campuses) including Program Delivery Vacant     
Business Services - Client Services Client Services including Service Centre, Digital Workplace Technology, Service Management Processes and Relationship Management Ryan Wagner10 June 202309 June 2026Vacant  
Business Services Field Services Field Services (all campuses) Vacant  Vacant  
Business Services – Health and Safety Services, HR Services and Finance Operations Health and Safety, Finance Operations, Human Resources Services Matt Taylor27 May 202326 May 2026   
Student and Scholarly Services (SASS)
SASS Scholarly Services 1 Archives and Special Collections, Research Engagement and Information, Collection Access and DevelopmentStella Marr2 Jun 20231 Jun 2026Leanne McCredden2 Jun 20231 Jun 2026
SASS Scholarly Services 2 Library Learning & Engagement and Library Services & Spaces Cate Macnamara26 May 202325 May 2026Ellen  O'Hehir10th Oct 202310th Oct 2026
SASS Scholarly Services 3 Scholarly Development (Student Learning & Academic Skills), Video & Media, Academic Systems and Digital Experience, Teaching and Learning Support (including FlexAP) Chantelle Linnett26 May 202325 May 2026Mikee Elliott26 May 202325 May 2026
SASS Executive Directorate Executive Directorate vacant  vacant  
SASS Student AdministrationStudent AdministrationAndrew Devine2 June 20231 June 2026vacant  
SASS Future Students 1 Student Recruitment and Admissions vacant  TBA  
SASS Future Students 2 Planning & Operations and Scholarships and Bursaries vacant  vacant  
SASS Murrup Barak Murrup Barak and ASHE vacant  vacant  
SASS Student Success 1 Wellbeing, Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Equity and Disability Services (SEDS), and Health Services and Chaplaincy Jean Popomilkov26 May 202325 May 2026vacant  
SASS Student Success 2 Early Childhood Education Services Eleftheria Saganas2 June 20231 June 2026vacant  
SASS Student Success 3 Careers and Employability, Global Learning, Campus Community and Student Participation Libby O’Shea2 June 20231 June 2026vacant  
SASS University Colleges and Residential Life Little Hall, Lisa Bellear, Medley Hall, International House and Residential Services Joshua Masci26 May 202325 May 2026vacant 

University departments, subsidiaries and serviced affiliates

Designated Work Group NameDesignated Work Group Scope Name of Health and Safety Representative (HSR)Date electedTerm of Office expiryDeputy HSRDHSR ElectedDHSR Term of Office Expiry
Asialink       
Melbourne Theatre Co.       
Melbourne University Publishing       
Melbourne University Sport       
Nossal Institue Ltd Call for nominations held Mar 2023 - none received