Our board

Tanya Arnold

First appointed: 1 July 2024
Current term: 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2028

Tanya Arnold brings more than 30 years’ experience living and working across remote Queensland and the Northern Territory, with a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities facing rural and remote communities.

Based outside Normanton, Tanya manages a large pastoral property and maintains strong connections with local communities and service providers. Her lived experience provides valuable insight into the practical realities of accessing healthcare in remote settings, including workforce, distance and service availability challenges.

Tanya is an experienced leader with strengths in strategic planning, workforce management and stakeholder engagement.

She is recognised for her collaborative approach, ability to build trusted relationships and commitment to achieving sustainable, community-focused outcomes.

Tanya is focused on strengthening governance, supporting a capable and resilient workforce, and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care across the North West. She is a strong advocate for innovation, including the use of digital and contemporary models of care, to improve access and health outcomes for remote communities.

Tanya’s the Board Chair, Chair of the Executive Committee and a member of the Finance and Performance Committee and Stakeholder Engagement Committee.

Anne Pleash

First appointed: 1 April 2024
Current term: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030

Anne Pleash is an experienced executive and non executive director. She has worked in stakeholder relations, media, health and advocacy across government and private sectors. She now runs her own consulting business.

Anne is Deputy Chair and Consumer Director for Cancer Council Australia. She's also a Director of Charley’s Chocolate and a Founding Director of Cacao and Chocolate of Australian Origin. She has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Business.

Anne's passionate about the North West region, it's people and communities. She grew up in Normanton and the Mid West and returned after university to live and work in Normanton for 4 years. Her mother was a remote area nurse at Normanton Hospital in the 1980s.

Anne's a life member of the Normanton Stingers Rugby League Football Club. She learned to swim in the Gulf and Mid West and later became the 207th Australian to swim the English Channel solo.

Anne's the Deputy Board Chair, Chair of our Stakeholder Engagement Committee and a member of our Audit and Risk Committee and Executive Committee.

She holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a Bachelor of Education from Queensland University of Technology and is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Janelle is also actively involved in community health initiatives and local sporting groups including the  the Isa Rats Running and Triathlon Club and the Geckos Running and Adventure Club.

Janelle’s a member of our Safety and Quality Committee.

John is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He is an active clinician-scientist with a strong track record in commercialisation and is a highly respected voice in health research translation.

John’s a member of our Safety and Quality Committee and Finance and Performance Committee.

Bill Armagnacq

First appointed: 1 April 2022
Current term: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030

Bill Armagnacq is an experienced board director, senior executive, and chartered accountant.

He's currently a director of Energy Queensland Limited, MoveBank Ltd, and CEnet Limited . He's also chair of the People Fist Bank Foundation and the Inner Darling Downs Community Consultative Committee for Inland Rail.

Bill has also served on boards in education, mortgage insurance and not-for-profit services. He's worked on board committees that focus on finance, audit, risk, governance, compliance, and strategic planning.

Bill's held executive roles including Company Secretary and Assistant CEO at Heritage Bank and Company Secretary at Ergon Energy Group. He was also a Tax Consulting partner at KPMG.

He's a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Bill's the Chair of our Audit and Risk Committee and a member of our Finance and Performance Committee and Executive Committee.

Fiona Hill

First appointed: 1 December 2022
Current term: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028

Fiona Hill is a proud First Nations woman of the Waluwarra, Alyawarra, Yirendali and Ngawun peoples of Australia. She lives on Kalkadoon Country and is a respected Elder.

Fiona has over 30 years' experience in government and social and community services. She’s managed programs with community controlled, not for profit and government organisations in Mount Isa,  Doomadgee, Mornington Island and Normanton.

Fiona focuses on improving the lives of people facing disadvantage. This includes their families, extended families and communities. She advocates for people affected by homelessness, domestic and family violence, and youth justice issues. She also works in human rights, Native Title, disability, early years and health.

Fiona’s a member of our Stakeholder Engagement Committee.

Dr Robin Williams

First appointed: 1 April 2026
Current term: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030

Robin Williams completed his undergraduate training as a doctor at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London and completed his General Practice training in his native North Wales where after ten years as a rural GP he emigrated to Gulgong in rural NSW with his wife and young children to work as a GP and Visiting Medical Officer, and after ten years took up a fresh challenge to set up Molong HealthOne to develop an  integrated model of care across primary and hospital services.

Robin has held a variety of governance roles in the last 25 years, including Chair of the Western NSW Local Health District and Chair of Western NSW Primary Health Network, the latter of which covered 53% of the area of NSW, many of the communities within it being rural and remote.

Equity of access to care for rural patients, using innovation in trying to solve work force issues and integrating patient care whilst listening to the local communities’ views are the main drivers of his career.

Robin’s the Chair of our Safety and Quality Committee and a member our Audit and Risk Committee and Executive Committee.

Loretta Seamer

First appointed: 1 April 2024
Current term: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028

Loretta is an experienced board director, health executive and finance professional with over 35 years' experience both in Australia and overseas. She has a strong background in health care, governance and leadership, and has led major projects, finance and corporate services teams throughout her career.

Loretta is passionate about improving health care for people in regional and remote Queensland and has held Chief Finance Officer roles within the public and private hospital and health sector in Australia and Overseas.

Loretta has a Degree in Business, a Master of Business Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance. She's a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  She's also held leadership roles with CPA Australia, including Queensland Divisional Council President and Divisional Councillor.

Loretta’s the Chair of our Finance and Performance Committee and a member of our Audit and Risk Committee and Executive Committee.

Tonya Murray

First appointed: 1 July 2024
Current term: 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2028

Tonya is a Gangalidda woman from Burketown and Mount Isa. She has more than 20 years of leadership experience, working with communities to improve health care in the North West.

Tonya served for 16 years on Burke Shire Council, including 4 years as Deputy Mayor. Her background includes roles in business management, education, and team supervision. She’s skilled in planning, budgets and communication.

Tonya understands the challenges of living and working in remote and Indigenous communities. She uses her local knowledge and works closely with Aboriginal health workers and Indigenous health services to help improve health care across the region.

Tonya's a member of our Stakeholder Engagement Committee and Safety and Quality Committee.