All Fellows are strongly encouraged to vote in the RACS election. This is your opportunity to influence Council representation and shape the future of our college and profession, helping to advance our mission: to improve access, equity, quality, and delivery of surgical care that meets the needs of our diverse communities.
On 15 November an email will be sent from our external provider (BigPulse) with an individual personal access code to access the voting form (please also check spam/junk folders)
Fellowship Elected Councillors are elected by all Fellows.
Specialty Elected Councillors are elected by the Fellows of the specialty.
In total, there are nine vacancies as detailed below:
Election for Fellowship Elected Councillors
There are eight vacancies in the category of Fellowship Elected Councillor. All Fellows are asked to vote for the Fellowship Elected Councillors.
Election for Specialty Elected Councillors;
There is one vacancy in the category of Specialty Elected Councillor for the following specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery. All Orthopaedic Surgery Fellows are asked to vote for their Specialty Elected Councillor.
Candidates are in alphabetical order by last name.
FELLOWSHIP ELECTED COUNCILLORS as of October 2024
| Adrian Anthony | (General Surgeon) | SA | Retiring 2025 |
| Ailene Fitzgerald | (General Surgeon) | ACT | |
| David King | (Vascular Surgeon) | SA | |
| Deborah Bailey | Paediatric Surgeon | QLD | Eligible for re-election |
| Richard Bradbury | (General Surgeon) | NT | |
| Ruth Bollard | (General Surgeon) | VIC | Retiring 2025 |
| Sarah Coll | (Orthopaedic Surgeon) | QLD | Eligible for re-election |
| Kerin Fielding | (Orthopaedic Surgeon) | NSW | Retiring 2025 |
| Nicola Hill | (Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgeon) | AoNZ | |
| Annette Holian | (Orthopaedic Surgeon) | VIC | Retiring 2025 |
| Rebecca Jack | (Vascular Surgeon) | QLD | |
| Richard Wong She | (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon) | AoNZ | |
| Christine Lai | (General Surgeon) | SA | |
| Christopher Pyke | (General Surgeon) | QLD | Retiring 2025 |
| Owen Ung | (General Surgeon) | QLD | |
| Henry Woo | (Urologist) | NSW | Eligible for re-election |
SPECIALTY ELECTED COUNCILLORS as of October 2024
| Mark Ashton | (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon) | VIC | |
| Andrew Cochrane | (Cardiothoracic Surgeon) | VIC | |
| Greg Keogh | (General Surgeon) | WA | |
| Gregory Witherow | (Orthopaedic Surgeon) | WA | Retiring 2025 |
| Mark Dexter | (Neurosurgeon) | NSW | |
| Mark Frydenberg | (Urologist) | VIC | |
| Phil Morreau | (Paediatric Surgeon) | AoNZ | |
| Raymond Sacks | (Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgeon) | NSW | |
| Roxanne Wu | (Vascular Surgeon) | QLD |
CO-OPTED COUNCILLORS as of October 2024
William Blake (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon) VIC
Nomination process
Fellows may nominate as a Fellowship Elected Councillor or Specialty Elected Councillor - not both.
Specialty Elected Councillor positions can be filled only by a member of that specialty and are elected only by the Fellows in their specialty.
Fellowship Elected Councillors are elected by all Fellows.
Fellows will receive an email on Friday 25 October 2024 with a link to the nomination form. Submission of the nomination form, including supporting statement and photograph, is completed online.
To complete the online nomination, candidates are required to:
- Declare there are no restrictions or conditions placed on their practice by any regulatory authority
- Declare their scope of practice has not been limited or credentialing restricted as a sanction or disciplinary action by any hospital where they practise or have practised within the last five years.
- Complete information to the candidate statement form, including demonstration of their suitability for the role
- Contact two other Fellows who agree to support their nomination
- Provide the names and email addresses of their two supporters
- Upload a recent photograph (JPEG).
Candidates are also expected to observe the Campaigning during RACS elections guidelines and the RACS Social Media Policy
PLEASE NOTE: If you agree to support a candidate, you will receive a subsequent email with a link for you to submit your brief supporting statement. You are asked to respond promptly.
Please be aware that RACS has a robust and confidential election process and does not release data pertaining to individual election results in the interests of maintaining candidates' privacy.
