Tameaka Lakey and Alexandra Bell are passionate Health Promotion Officers at Ballarat Community Health in Western Victoria. With 20 years’ combined experience, they coordinate school-based health and wellbeing programs across the region, focusing on co-design with young people to create meaningful, locally driven initiatives that improve youth health outcomes.

Camilla Sedgwick holds a Master of Public Health (Chronic Disease Prevention) and a Bachelor of Education. She is a registered secondary school teacher with over 20 years’ experience in Health Promoting Schools. Her recent work focuses on the intersection of social determinants of health, educational outcomes and overall wellbeing.

Rebecca Kennedy, Head Teacher Wellbeing, and Susan Redden, WHIN Nurse, work collaboratively at the Narromine Wellbeing Hub, bridging education and health services. Together, they build strong support networks that provide students with accessible care and opportunities, fostering a community-driven approach to enhance the wellbeing and educational outcomes of Narromine’s youth.

Chrisny holds a Masters of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Queensland. Nagma holds a bachelor’s degree in Behavioural Science (Psychology). Both women are passionate about empowering young women and gender diverse people to be equitably resourced, healthy, safe and thriving.

Dr Anita Moyes is a researcher in school nursing in Australia. She had an extensive nursing career working in schools and completed a PhD in school nursing in Western Australia. She is a Credentialled Mental Health Nurse and a Fellow of the Australian College of Children and Young People's Nursing.