Member Communications

Westgate Health Co-operative acknowledges the importance and value of communicating to our members.

Here we will provide regular updates of information pertinent to your membership. Additionally updates can also be found in your membership portal under membership updates and other services, when you login.

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer to Westgate Health

The Board of Westgate Health Co-op Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Belinda Beltz as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Co-operative.

Belinda is a highly experienced Executive who comes to Westgate Health from her previous position as Managing Director of the BelRose Group, Deputy CEO of Masonic Care Tasmania and current Board Director of Lady Gowrie Tasmania.

Belinda will bring expertise and experience in Strategic Planning and Implementation, Team Building and Leadership Coaching, HR Expertise, Operations Management, Policy and Program Development, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance.

As Chair, and on behalf of the Westgate Health Co-operative Board, we are delighted to have a person with the breadth and experience Belinda has to lead and manage our organisation and the broad Westgate Health Co-op services as we move into the future.

Belinda has expressed: "I am super excited to be joining the team and am looking forward to leading Westgate Health into its next phase. My focus will be to maintain and extend our strong relationships with members and external stakeholders and ensure that the local community we provider services to are well supported in the future".

Belinda will take up her full-time duties on the 13th of January 2020. Acting Executive Officer Murray Baird will assist with a smooth transition to the new arrangements.

Westgate Health Co-op warmly welcomes Belinda to this key role.

Jenny Morris

On behalf of Westgate Health Co-op Board

Report of Annual General Meeting and Declaration of Election of Directors

150 members plus met on Thursday 17 October 2019 to hear Terry Bracks from Western Chances tell the Western Chances story, to receive reports about the past year and to elect a new Board.

The new Board elected is:

Alison Crunden

Michael Daley

Jason Faranda

David Jones

Jennifer Morris

Yolande Powrie

Clare Roczniok

Sharon Scott

Ross Williamson

Appreciation was expressed to those who served on the former Board and decided not to re-stand: Peter Grimm, Jenny Sharp and David Martin.

Gordon McLean, Pat McClean, Peter Cash and Dina Lynch were recognised with Life Memberships for decades of service to the board.

Notice of Annual General Meeting- 2019

Please find attached Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019

Nominations for Board positions

The Board are now seeking Nominations for Board Directors please click on the link for more information.

Are you interested in becoming A Director of the Co-operative?

Click here for more information on becoming a Director

Expressions of interest - Finance sub-committee

Please find link for expressions of interest - Finance sub-committee

Message from the Board

Please find attached message from the Board

Special General Meeting Minutes 

Special General Meeting Minutes

Special General Meeting Results

Please see link for Special General Meeting results 

Membership Meetings
We encourage your involvement in being part of our co-operative. Our members, are key to our co-operative thriving and continuously improving our service outcomes

The annual general meeting and any other meetings that we facilitate provide an important opportunity for you to participate. We encourage your attendance and welcome your ideas on topics for future members meetings.

Invitations to member events are sent out to our members via email and for those without email, announcements are posted in our reception areas. For further information please email info@westgatehealth.coop