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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Organisational Safety and Wellbeing staff are employed at regional and corporate levels of the department in each of the key areas of health promotion, employee assistance, health and safety, and injury management. Whilst your first point of contact for all organisational health matters should be your school or unit, further information and assistance may be obtained by contacting regional staff from the specialist areas.

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Regional Health and Safety Consultants

Region Consultant
Metropolitan South region

Scott Cunnington (Metro South—city and south)
Mobile: 0476 826 095
Email: Scott.Cunnington@qed.qld.gov.au

Alanna Fitzpatrick (Metro South—Ipswich and west)
Mobile: 0447 162 698
Email: Alanna.Fitzpatrick@qed.qld.gov.au

Metropolitan North region

Kelly Keim (Metro North)
Mobile: 0472 843 988
Email: Kelly.Keim@qed.qld.gov.au

David Cox (Metro North)
Mobile: 0439 023 865
Email: David.cox@qed.qld.gov.au

South East region Garrett Eastep
Mobile: 0437 868 451
Email: Garrett.Eastep@qed.qld.gov.au
North Coast region

Leanne Bowen (North Lakes)
Phone: (07) 3203 9025
Mobile: 0438 181 222
Email: Leanne.Bowen@qed.qld.gov.au

Julie Muza (Maryborough)
Phone: (07) 4122 0812
Mobile: 0407 148 709
Email: Julie.Muza@qed.qld.gov.au

Darling Downs South West region
Including Norfolk Island
Murray Choat (Toowoomba)
Phone: (07) 4616 7646
Mobile: 0476 248 534
Email: Murray.Choat@qed.qld.gov.au
Central Queensland region Patricia McLennan (Rockhampton)
Phone: (07) 4932 4023
Mobile: 0429 628 674
Email: Patricia.McLennan@qed.qld.gov.au
Northern region Loretta MacEachern (Townsville)
Phone: (07) 4758 3335
Mobile: 0427 119 179
Email: Loretta.MacEachern@qed.qld.gov.au
Far North Queensland region Jessica Johansen (Cairns)
Mobile: 0429 471 078
Email: Jessica.Johansen@qed.qld.gov.au

Organisational Safety and Wellbeing

Kristy Coward
Director Organisational Safety and Wellbeing
Email: Kristy.Coward@qed.qld.gov.au

Alice Joy
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
Phone: (07) 3513 6557
Email: Alice.Joy@qed.qld.gov.au


Central Health and Safety Consultants

Email: hsw@qed.qld.gov.au

Safety Operations

Janet Edgar
Manager Safety Operations
Phone: (07) 3513 6547
Email: Janet.Edgar@qed.qld.gov.au

Mandy Timmers
A/Principal Health and Safety Consultant
(Chemicals, hazardous materials)
Phone: (07) 3513 6546
Email: Mandy.Timmers@qed.qld.gov.au

Phil Cooper
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
(Plant management, hazardous equipment)
Phone: (07) 3513 6545
Email: Philip.Cooper@qed.qld.gov.au

Bronwyn Goopy
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
(Noise, hazardous environments)
Mobile: 0402 345 868
Email: Bronwyn.Goopy@qed.qld.gov.au

Wendy Walsh
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
(Infection control, HSA course administration)
Phone: (07) 3513 6544
Email: Wendy.Walsh@qed.qld.gov.au

Performance and Reporting

Gaylene Underwood
A/Manager Performance and Reporting
Mobile: 0484 225 589
Email: Gaylene.Underwood@qed.qld.gov.au

Patricia Hoffman
Principal Consultant
Email: Patricia.Hoffman@qed.qld.gov.au

Julie Valentine
Senior Health and Safety Consultant—Performance and Improvement
Phone: (07) 3513 6551
Email: Julie.Valentine@qed.qld.gov.au

Greg Brown
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
Phone: (07) 3513 3656
Email: Greg.Brown@qed.qld.gov.au

Anthony Wassmer
Senior Information Analyst
Phone: (07) 3513 6569
Email: Anthony.Wassmer@qed.qld.gov.au

Assurance

Cassandra Aldcroft
A/Manager
Phone: (07) 3513 6594
Email: Cassandra.Aldcroft@qed.qld.gov.au

Susann Davey
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
Phone: (07) 3055 2908
Email: Susann.Davey@qed.qld.gov.au

Matthew Christie
Project Support Officer
Phone: (07) 3513 6559
Email: Matthew.Christie@qed.qld.gov.au

Strategy and Leadership

Emma Jacobsson
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
Phone: (07) 3328 6895
Email: Emma.Jacobsson@qed.qld.gov.au

Kent Chan
Project Officer
Phone: (07) 3034 6095
Email: Kent.Chan@qed.qld.gov.au

Angela Lang
Project Officer
Phone: (07) 3513 6957
Email: Angela.Lang@qed.qld.gov.au


Other central office contacts

Administration of Medication, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes and other Specialised Health Conditions, Contagious Conditions, Headlice, Sun Safety, and Smart Choices (Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy)
State Schools—Operations
Phone: (07) 3513 5956

School Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment guidelines
Email enquiries to: cara@qed.qld.gov.au


Non state school contacts

Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Phone: (07) 3316 5800

Brisbane Catholic Education
Phone: (07) 3033 7534

Lutheran Education Queensland
Phone: (07) 3511 4050

Anglican Schools Commission
Phone: (07) 3835 2288

Independent Schools Queensland
Phone: (07) 3228 1515


Other contacts

  • Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Infoline: 1300 362 128
  • Electrical Safety Queensland Infoline: 1300 362 128
  • Queensland Health Infoline: 13 43 25 84 (13 Health), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Workplace Rights Queensland Hotline: 1300 737 841
  • Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Office locations

Useful websites

  • Workplace Health and Safety Queensland—the statutory body that enforces and provides advice on Queensland workplace health and safety legislation.
  • Electrical Safety Office—the statutory body that enforces and provides advice on Queensland electrical safety legislation.
  • Queensland Health—public and environmental health, communicable diseases, drugs and poisons, etcetera.
  • Health conditions directory—the Health Information Directory provides access to online health and well-being information. The fact sheets and other resources on this site are constantly expanded and regularly reviewed.
  • Radiation Health—Queensland Government's radiation safety agency manages statewide policy, licensing and legislative responsibility for radiation health standards and radiation safety.
  • Safe Work Australia—the Australian Government statutory agency with the primary responsibility of improving work health and safety and workers—compensation arrangements across Australia.
  • Library services databases—web-based access to selected Australian and International databases and full-text information services. Resources include Australian Standards, journal articles, reports, statistical surveys, and research findings.
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Last updated 28 April 2025