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Community Advisory Committee

Advocating and representing all Victorian communities.

The Community Advisory Committee (CAc) is chosen by the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Board to ensure all Victorian communities are represented. Members of the committee advocate for their communities. Their ideas and experiences are highly valued by the Board and our whole organisation.

The Committee:

  • Advises the Board on issues impacting the community, so that all Victorians have access to safe, effective, and timely care.
  • Provides guidance on how the community will be impacted by policy or service changes, and on effective community planning and engagement.
  • Participates in ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú strategic planning, and annually reports to the Board on delivery of the Community and Consumer Engagement Plan
  • Advises the Board on the needs of our more disadvantaged and difficult to reach community members, including:
    • Rural and regional communities.
    • Culturally and linguistically diverse groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the homeless, refugees, and people impacted by domestic or family violence.
    • People who may find it difficult to communicate with paramedics during their care experience.
    • People who have special access needs in their own homes or in ambulances.

The Committee is a valued forum through which its members and ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú are held to account for ensuring the needs and experiences of communities are understood and respected…it ensures a community diversity lens is considered in ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s strategies and planning.

Colleen Furlanetto OAMCommittee Chair, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Board Member

Community Advisory Committee members