Who we are

Membership

Family Food Educator and parents preparing a meal.

Become a member of the organisation, sign up to our mailing list and be the first to know about programs, events and services on offer.

There are different levels of membership:

  • Member

    Membership for Families Tasmania is free. You will be first to hear about upcoming events, training opportunities, parenting workshops and volunteering opportunities, and receive our regular newsletter.

    Become a member

  • Supporter

    If you wish to make a voluntary financial contribution to Families Tasmania, it will support us to continue our work of building healthy families across the state, ensuring we reach as many people as possible. You will be first to hear about upcoming events, training opportunities, parenting workshops and volunteering opportunities, and receive our regular newsletter.

    Contact us to become a supporter

Life members

Thousands of women, many now forgotten, have belonged to this organisation, giving significantly of their time and skills to promote the establishment and continuation of a child health and parenting nursing service in Tasmania. In many cases, this contribution was recognised in the form of Life Membership. Life Membership is the highest Award available to recognise the exceptional contribution of individuals to Families Tasmania.

  1. A

    1. Jean Aalbregt
    2. Wilma Ahearne
    3. Elizabeth Anderson
    4. Sue Angilley
    5. Rhonda Aram
    6. Pat Armstrong

  2. B

    1. Annette Bain
    2. Miriam Baldwin
    3. Valerie Banter
    4. Kathy Barry
    5. E Basselot-Hall
    6. Jennie Basset
    7. Carol Beardwood
    8. J Beckett
    9. Helen Bennell
    10. Jenny Beswick
    11. Michelle Beuermann
    12. Denise Bizjak
    13. Lindy Bizjak
    14. Christine Booth
    15. Julie Bott
    16. Gail Bracken
    17. Mary Brain
    18. Sr Brocksopp
    19. Michelle Brookfield
    20. Sandra Brooks
    21. Karen Burgess

  3. C

    1. Debra Callaghan
    2. Rini Calli
    3. Kathleen Campbell
    4. Karen Cashion
    5. Kate Cashman
    6. Ruth Chatwin
    7. Debra Chick
    8. Gill Clarke
    9. Esme Clarke
    10. Jenny Clements
    11. Gail Close
    12. Marylynn Connelley
    13. Barbara Cooper
    14. Sally Cotterell

  4. D

    1. Chris Dahlenberg
    2. Roslyn Dallas
    3. Elizabeth Daly
    4. Margaret Davis
    5. Dee Dawkins
    6. Lee De Bruyn
    7. Olivia Denholm
    8. Ann Dick
    9. Brenda Dickenson
    10. Kathryn Direen
    11. Sharon Dobson
    12. Marianne Dolbey
    13. Vicki Donnelly
    14. Kathy Douglas
    15. Wanda Dudman
    16. Maree Duggan

  5. E

    1. Maria Eaton
    2. Kathryn Edwards
    3. Sue Elson
    4. Sally Emmett
    5. Kathryn Ervin

  6. F

    1. Helen Faulkner
    2. Sonia Ferguson
    3. Denise Ferguson
    4. Helen Francombe
    5. Martha Frankcombe
    6. Ruth Freeman
    7. Jillian Freeman
    8. Barbara Freeman
    9. Jill French

  7. G

    1. Maria Gill
    2. Fiona Gleeson
    3. Sue Glover
    4. Mary Gott
    5. Pam Graham
    6. Jessica Greene
    7. Jan Griffiths

  8. H

    1. Elvie Hailer (Darko)
    2. Brenda Hall
    3. Merilyn Hansen
    4. Margaret Harding
    5. Annaleis Hardwicke
    6. Martha Harrison
    7. Pat Harthen
    8. Sue Harthen
    9. Leonie Hawes
    10. Sheila Herrige
    11. Sandra Hickman
    12. Anita Hine
    13. Suzette Holmes
    14. Lindy Holmyard
    15. Alison Holmyard
    16. Eilin Hordvik
    17. Suzanne Horton
    18. Jenni Howlett
    19. Emily Huisman
    20. Margaret Hulton
    21. Judy Hunt
    22. Jenny Huntley
    23. Pauline Hurd

  9. I

    1. Jenny Inglis
    2. Bev Ingram
    3. Marilyn Irving

  10. J

    1. Mandy Jackson
    2. Kevin Jaeger
    3. Elaine Johnson
    4. Elaine Johnston
    5. Mary Jolly
    6. Anna Jones
    7. Marylynn Jones
    8. Margaret Jones
    9. Cheryl Jones

  11. K

    1. Marilyn Kays
    2. Rosemary Kellaway
    3. Mary Keller
    4. Carol Kerrison
    5. Tanya King
    6. Anne Kingston
    7. Susan Knowles

  12. L

    1. Helen Lane
    2. Annette Langham
    3. Yvonne Lawrence
    4. Christine Le Fevre
    5. Joan Lennox
    6. Kaye Leonard
    7. Barbara Loane
    8. Lyn Long
    9. B Love
    10. Jillian Lynch

  13. M

    1. Margaret Maine
    2. Ann Mainsbridge
    3. Celeste Marchant
    4. Jessica Marston
    5. Julie McCarthy
    6. Judy McCoy
    7. Elizabeth McDougall
    8. Jean McKay
    9. Susan McKinnon
    10. Jane McKnight
    11. Jill McNeice
    12. Tanya McNeill
    13. Nancy Medwin
    14. Anita Meier
    15. Joan Midgley
    16. Peta Miley
    17. Ann Millar
    18. Charlene Milner
    19. Christine Minchin
    20. Chris Mooy
    21. Margaret Moran
    22. Louise Morgan
    23. Ann Morrison
    24. Margaret Mott
    25. Jean Moyle

  14. N

    1. Robyn Nandan
    2. Lynne Neep
    3. F Neilson
    4. Carol Newbon
    5. Leanne Newson
    6. Jill Nicholls
    7. Naomi Nichols
    8. Jennie Norish

  15. O

    1. Alison O’May
    2. Kutha Ollington
    3. Sonia Ollongton

  16. P

    1. Judith Paal
    2. Maree Peck
    3. Eleanor Phelan
    4. Jenny Ploughman
    5. Irene Porte
    6. Katy Pryor

  17. Q

    1. Valmae Quinn

  18. R

    1. Emily Rataj
    2. Julie Read
    3. Kath Reid
    4. Catherine Revell
    5. Pam Revell
    6. Audrey Richardson
    7. Fiona Ringrose
    8. Robyn Robertson
    9. Emma Rowell
    10. Vivien Ryde

  19. S

    1. Gail Saggers
    2. Pam Saggers
    3. Raelene Salter
    4. Judy Salter
    5. Christine Sandman
    6. Leonie Scott
    7. Gail Scott
    8. Roslyn Scott
    9. J Sharman
    10. Elizabeth Singleton
    11. Linda Smith
    12. Lois Smith
    13. Kaye Smith
    14. Pamela Smith
    15. Robyn Smith
    16. Tammy Smith
    17. Loriee Snook
    18. Sheila Spargo
    19. Irene Spinner
    20. Dianne Spooner
    21. Kristy Springer
    22. Kaye Sproule
    23. Christine Stacey
    24. Elizabeth Stammer
    25. Vioet Stanley
    26. Janet Stephens
    27. Rhonda Stewart
    28. Glenys Stewart
    29. Dorothy Stillwell
    30. Heather Stokes
    31. Helen Stone
    32. Anita Street
    33. Barbara Stronach
    34. Pat Swindells
    35. Rachel Sylvester

  20. T

    1. Ros Tanner
    2. M Tattersall
    3. Joan Taylor
    4. Nancy Thomas
    5. Shelley Thomson
    6. Dorothy Thurley
    7. Katherine Tongs
    8. Sue Tringrove
    9. M Turner

  21. U

    1. Bev Underhayes

  22. V

    1. Joanne Vincent

  23. W

    1. Kerrie Walkem
    2. Gail Walker
    3. Tamara Warland
    4. Ann Wedding
    5. Maxine Wells
    6. Wendy Wells
    7. Heather Whalen
    8. Anne Whenn
    9. Katie Wightman
    10. Lyn Williams
    11. Jill Williams
    12. Marion Wilson
    13. Alison Wood
    14. Pat Woolley
    15. JM Wright

  24. Z

    1. Tanya Zaadstra
    2. Jill Zeeman