NSA | About | Regional Groups

NSA has nine regions around Australia. For contact details for Regional Group Committee Members, click the region name below: For information on seminars arranged by the Groups, visit NSA | Conferences & Events.

Adelaide
Brisbane
Canberra

Melbourne
Newcastle
Perth

Sydney
Tasmania
Wollongong

Adelaide Committee

Chairman:

Dr Natalie Luscombe-Marsh
CCRE in Nutritional Physiology

Royal Adelaide Hospital/University of Adelaide

North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

P: 08 8222 5038
F: 08 8223 3870
E: natalie.luscombe@adelaide.edu.au

Treasurer:

Dr Alison Coates

School of Health Sciences, Nutritional Physiology

University of South Australia

Adelaide SA 5001

P: 08 8302 2313

F:08 8302 2178
E:Alison.coates@unisa.edu.au

Secretary:

Dr Bianca Benassi

Human Nutrition CSIRO

Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000

P: 08 8303 8982

F: 08 8303 8899

E: bianca.benassi@csiro.au

Committee Members:

Dr Bob Hughes (SARDI) E: hughes.bob@saugov.sa.gov.au
Dr Karen Murphy (UniSA) E: karen.murphy@unisa.edu.au

Roxanne Portolesi (AWRI) E: roxanne.portolesi@flinders.edu.au

Damien Belobradjic (CSIRO) E: damien.belobrajdic@csiro.au
Jennifer Keogh (CSIRO) E:jennifer.keogh@csiro.au

Lisa Smithers (Flinders Medical Centre) E: lisa.smithers@fmc.sa.gov.au

Natalie Sinn (UniSA) E: natalie.sinn@unisa.edu.au

Jane Scott (Flinders Medical Centre) E: jane.scott@flinders.edu.au

Brisbane Committee

Chairman/Treasurer:

Dr Shawn Somerset

School of Public Health, Griffith University

PMB 50, Gold Coast MC QLD 9276
P: 07 3382 1027
F: N/A
E: s.somerset@griffith.edu.au

Secretary:

Mr John Gaughan
School of Veterinary Science and Animal Production
Gatton Campus
University of Queensland
St Lucia 4072 QLD
E: jbg@warigal.uqg.uq.edu.au

Canberra Committee

Chairman:

Ms Peta Craig

ACT 2600

Ph: 0431 434 664
Fax:
E: petaecraig@gmail.com

Secretary & Treasurer:

Dr Hugh Dove
CSIRO Plant Industry
P: 02 6246 5078
F: 02 6246 5166
E: hugh.dove@csiro.au

Melbourne Committee

Chairman (Actg)

A/Professor David Cameron-Smith
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences

Deakin University

221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125

P: 03 9244 6502
F: 03 9244 6017
E: davidcs@deakin.edu.au

Secretary:

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Members:

Prof Andy Sinclair (Deakin University)

Dr Sharleen O'Reilly (Deakin University)

Dr Lynn Riddell (Deakin University)

Dr Glen Walker (DPI)

Dr Alice Owen (Monash University)

Prof Neil Mann (RMIT University)

Mr Denovan Begg (La Trobe University)

Ms Tracey Stanley (La Trobe University)

Ms Gunveen Kaur (Deakin University)

Ms Dhoungsiri Sayompark (Deakin University)

Ms Jess Stewart (Deakin University)

Ms Sara Cicerale (Deakin Unviersity)

Newcastle Committee

Chairperson:

Dr Lisa Wood

Dept of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine

HMRI, John Hunter Hospital

New Lambton Heights, New Lambton NSW 2305

Ph: 02 4985 5677

Fax: 02 4985 585
E-mail:lisa.wood@newcastle.edu.au

Secretary:

Ms Michelle Micallef

University of Newcastle

Callaghan NSW 2308

Ph: 02 4921 5638

Fax: 02 4921 2028
E-mail: michelle.micallef@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au

Treasurer:

Ms Irene Munro

University of Newcastle

Callaghan NSW 2308
Ph: 02 4921 5638
Fax: 02 4921 2028
E-mail: irene.munro@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au

Members:

Christine Smith (private dietetics practice)
Hayley Scott (University of Newcastle)
Melinda Phang (University of Newcastle)

Perth Committee

Chairman	Professor John Mamo School of Public Health Curtin University of Technology Perth WA P: 08 9266 7232 F: 08 9266 2258 E: j.mamo@curtin.edu.au
Secretary::	Ms Wendy Chan She Ping Curtin University P: 08 9266 2817/ 0421 672 138 F: N/A E: wendy.chansheping@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
Treasurer:	Ms Megan Trezona Agriculture & Food WA 3 Baron Hay Court South Perth WA P: 09 9368 3606 F: 09 9374 1295 E: megan.trezona@agric.wa.gov.au
Committee Members:	Dr Amanda Devine (Nutrition Australia) Dr Jonathan Hodgson (University of WA) Dr Tony James (Curtin University) Professor Dave Pethick (Murdoch University) A/Professor Jill Sherriff (Curtin University) Co-opted to assist with planning of 2010 ASM: Professor Nick Costa (Murdoch University) Professor Peter Hartmann (UWA)

Sydney Committee

Chairman	Dr Sarah Garnett Division of Research Children's Hospital at Westmead Locked Bag 4001 Westmead NSW 2145 P: 02 9845 3142 F: 02 9845 3170 E: sarahg@chw.edu.au
Secretary:	Dr Vicki Flood NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 P: 02 9036 3005 F: 02 9036 3184 E: v.flood@mmb.usyd.edu.au
Treasurer:	Dr Caron Blumental Children's Hospital at Westmead Locked Bag 4001 Westmead NSW 2145 P: 02 9845 3985 F: 02 9845 3970 E: caronb@chw.edu.au
Committee Members:	A/Prof Samir Samman Dr Jayashree Arcot Prof Stewart Truswell Prof Jennie Brand-Miller Prof David Frser Dr Kim Bell-Anderson Roy McClements Dr Kaye Brock

Tasmania Committee

Co-Chairs:

Mr Chris Forbes-Ewan
Defence Nutrition
74 George Street
Scottsdale TAS 7260
Ph: 03 6352 6607
Fax: 03 6352 3044
E-mail: chris.forbes-ewan@defence.gov.au

Dr David Woodward

E-mail: drwtas@yahoo.com.au

Treasurer:

Dr Peter Ball

School of Psychology

University of Tasmania

Private Bag 30

Hobart TAS 7000

Ph: 03 6226 2386

Fax: 03 6226 2883

E-mail: p.ball@utas.edu.au

Committee Members:

Dr Kiran Ahuja

Dr Christine Booth

Ms Jane Harrison

Wollongong Committee

Chairman:

A/Professor Karen Charlton

School of Health Sciences

University of Wollogong

Wollongong NSW 2522

Ph: 02 4221 4754

Fax: 02 4221 4844

E-mail: karen_charlton@uow.ed.au

Secretary:

Ms Jane O'Shea
Smart Food Centre
University of Wollongong
Ph: 02 4221 5124
Fax: 02 4221 5124
E-mail: janeo@uow.edu.au

Treasurer:

Ms Meredith Kennedy
Illawarra Diabetes Service Wollongong
Ph: 02 4229 4700
Fax: 02 4226 5261
E-mail: xkennedy@ozemail.com.au