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Western District Health Service (WDHS) was incorporated in July 1998 under The Health Services Act 1988 and is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors (BOD), appointed by the Governor in Council upon the recommendation of the Minister for Health.

Members of the 2008 WDHS Board of Directors are:

Richard Walter BCom, MTRP(Melb), MRP(Penn), MPIA, MVPELA.
Board president. Richard is a regional planner and a member of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. He is a Director of Health Super Pty Ltd and is Independent Chair of the Audit Committees of Moyne Shire Council and the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority. First appointed July 1997, current term expires June 2008.
 

Mary-Ann Brown BEcs(Tas), GradDipLibSc(KCAE), MBA( Newcastle).
Board vice-president. Mary-Ann lives on a Merino sheep stud at Dunkeld and is the Office Manager of Financial Planning firm Robert W Brown and Associates. Her community interests have included Hamilton Professional Women, Hamilton Film Group committee member, Frances Hewett Community Centre, Performing Arts Centre advisory committee and Dunkeld Visitor Information Centre volunteer. First appointed November 2002, current term expires June 2009.

Peter Irvin B.Bus (B & F) FinF
Peter is the Business Manager and Company Secretary of the Hamilton and Alexandra College Ltd and the Hamilton College Foundation Ltd and has a background in corporate and commercial banking. He is a board member of the Rotary Club of Hamilton North. First appointed November 2006, current term expires June 2009. 

Hugh Macdonald BBacc
Hugh is regional manager Hamilton, for the Southern Financial Group. He has worked in the finance industry since 1982, and was integral in establishing HNG Investments and Loans in Hamilton in 1996, which merged with Southern Securities Ltd in 2005. Hugh is on the board of The Hamilton and Alexandra College Foundation and a trustee for the Old Collegians. He was Hamilton Race Club president for 3 years and president Hamilton Junior Basketball Association for 3 years. Hugh lives on his family property west of Hamilton. Term expires June 2009.

Jenny Hutton BEd.
Jenny is a past secondary teacher. She is presently Director of Marketing and Development at The Hamilton and Alexandra College. Jenny plays an active role in fundraising, is a member of the Vic/Tas Chapter of ADAPE (Association of Development and Alumni Professionals in Education) and is Chairman of Penshurst Botanical Gardens Friends Group. Appointed November 2002, current term expires June 2009.
Elizabeth LawrenceBHealth&HumanSc(Nursing).
Elizabeth lives with her husband Ben and their two small children on a property in Tarrington, just outside Hamilton. She has a background in health and had been working in the health industry in the Northern Territory prior to moving to Hamilton to become a full-time mother. Appointed November 2004. current term expires June 2008.

Ron Jones FCDA Dop CD
Ron is a serving Police Officer with Victoria Police in Hamilton and lives in Coleraine. He is also a member of the Coleraine District Health Service Management Committee and member of his local golf club. Appointed November 2005, current term expires June 2008.