Who we are

Cancer Council Victoria

Cancer Council Victoria's core business is cancer control. Cancer Council conducts and supports research, as well as delivering state-wide support and prevention programs and advocacy to reduce the physical and emotional burden of cancer.

Its leaders are of international standing and are significantly and positively influencing the cancer agenda in Victoria and beyond.

VicHealth

The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) is a pioneer in health promotion – the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health.

VicHealth’s primary focus is promoting good health and preventing chronic disease. It creates and funds world-class interventions. It conducts vital research to advance Victoria’s population health. It produces and supports public campaigns to promote a healthier Victoria. It provides transformational expertise and insights to government.

The Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition at Deakin University

The Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) is a research group based within the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University. GLOBE is a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention.

GLOBE is leader in preventive health and nutrition research, using methods drawn from multiple disciplines, including public health, nutrition and dietetics, epidemiology, political science, health economics, systems science and implementation science.

Jane Martin

Executive Manager

Jane has worked in public health advocacy for more than thirty- five years covering tobacco control, alcohol policy and obesity prevention.

Her interests lie in research, knowledge translation and partnerships to support reform. She collaborates on research grants and authors academic papers, blogs and opinion pieces.

She is active in the media as a commentator and advises state and federal governments on alcohol and obesity policy.

She is the Immediate Past President of the Australia New Zealand Obesity Society, a Churchill Fellow and recipient of the President’s award of the Public Health Association of Australia.

Andrea Schmidtke

Senior Legal Policy Adviser

Andrea is a public health lawyer and jointly leads the development of the Food for Health Alliance’s policy and advocacy agenda.

Her program of work focuses on regulatory solutions to improve the food environment, particularly for babies and toddlers.

She works closely with other public health and consumer organisations, as well as academic researchers, to translate the evidence base into policy action.

Katarnya Hickey

Senior Legal Policy Adviser

Katarnya is a public health lawyer and jointly leads the development of the Food for Health Alliance’s policy and advocacy agenda. Her program of work focuses on regulatory solutions to improve the food environment, with a particular focus on protecting children from unhealthy food marketing.