Marion Hale - Consultant

Marion is all about community.

She has worked to improve equity and justice in the community for the last 30 years. Marion’s career has spanned advocacy, crisis support, counseling, community development, policy development, population health, and regulation.

Marion was the Women’s Health Policy Officer in state government for 10 years and her commitment to gender and health was rewarded in 2012 when Marion was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to visit programs around the world, that support women to become smoke-free in pregnancy. Marion was elected to be the President of the International Network of Women Against Tobacco in 2015 and has served two terms as President.

Marion is in her third term with TASCAT in the mental health stream, was a Consumer Representative on The College of Emergency Medicine, Panel Member the Alcohol Advertising Review Panel, in her third term as a Community Member of the Psychology Board of Australia and has been a Lay Member on the Legal Professions Board of Tasmania since 2019. Marion sits on the Parole Board of Tasmania and has recently been appointed to the Dental Board of Australia’s Notification and Compliance Committee.

Marion provides support for specific projects, and we truly value having her around, as we benefit greatly from her worldly wisdom and strong sense of social responsibility