Peter Mac is looking for people of diverse backgrounds to join our Community Advisory Committee.
Peter Mac’s Community Advisory Committee is a group of community members who provide advice and guidance about community views to Peter Mac’s Board of Directors. The group also oversees the development and implementation of key strategies that impact patient and carer experiences at Peter Mac.
It’s very important that our Committee represents the diversity of people who use our services. This includes representing people who either:
- identify as culturally and linguistically diverse (for example, born overseas or for whom English was not their first language)
- live with a disability
- live in a regional or remote location, or have accessed care at Peter Mac’s Bendigo campus
- have experienced cancer as an adolescent or young adult
- are a family member or carer of people with these experiences.
No special skills or experience are required, and training and support are provided.
The role of Community Advisory Committee members
The role of Committee members is to:
- represent and advocate for the community
- engage with the community to understand their needs
- advise the board and the health service on community views on health service development, planning and quality improvement
The committee has a workplan that sets the agenda for each meeting. Prior to each meeting, you will be asked to read documents sent to you about each agenda item. During the meeting, committee members will discuss the key agenda items, helping to ensure community viewpoints inform Peter Mac’s activities.
Committee members are responsible for:
- contributing their knowledge and expertise by providing community perspectives, whether through lived, personal or professional experience
- using their strong community networks and/or their good understanding of local issues to inform planning
- reflecting on and presenting community issues (rather than focusing on personal concerns or individual issues)
The time commitment
Committee members are asked to try to commit to a three-year term, meeting five times per year during business hours (for approximately two hours). You will also be asked to read papers prior to meetings. Remote participation via Zoom is available.
Community Advisory Committee member position description
The Community Advisory Committee Position Description is available here
Express interest
To express interest, please
Please provide a brief overview about your background as it relates to the role, and your reasons for being interested in the role.
Please express interest by 28 August 2023.
Queries
If you have questions regarding the Committee or this expression of interest process, please contact Peter Mac’s Consumer Engagement Lead, Anna Jones at