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    Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board


    Body Name: Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board
    Body Description: There are 16 Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) established as independent statutory bodies under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011. Each HHS is governed and controlled by a Hospital and Health Board (HHB). The HHB appoints the chief executive of the health service and controls the financial management of the HHS and the HHSs staff, land and buildings. A HHS is accountable, through the Board Chair, to the Minister for Health for local performance, delivering local priorities and meeting national health standards.
    Body Function: Governing
    Constitution Date: 01/07/2012
    Contact Officer Name: Secretariat, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board
    Street Address: Jofre Level 1
    Baillie Henderson Hospital
    Postal Address: 4359
    Phone Number: (07) 4616 6000
    Email: DDHHS_Board@health.qld.gov.au
    Last Updated: 18/09/2025
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    Body is Active: Yes
    Reporting Requirements: Annual Report
    Max Appointees: 0
    Chairperson Remuneration Rate: Governance Level 1
    Members Remuneration Rate: Governance Level 1
    Approval Process: Cabinet and Governor in Council
    Body Region: Toowoomba

    Members

    FamilyNameGivenNamesPositionTitleAppointmentStartDateAppointmentEndDate
    ToombsMareeMember01-04-202431-03-2028
    HetheringtonRossDeputy Chair26-09-202431-03-2028
    CotterJulieMember01-04-202631-03-2028
    StrohfeldtMerrilynChair01-04-202631-03-2030
    QuinnBrodieMember01-04-202631-03-2030
    BaulchBrendanMember01-04-202631-03-2030
    BrazilVictoriaMember01-04-202631-03-2030

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    Contact us

    For information on the Queensland Register of Appointees to Government Bodies please email Register.Appointees@premiers.qld.gov.au.

    To report an omission or request an update of the Queensland Register of Appointees to Government Bodies, please email Register.Appointees@premiers.qld.gov.au. All requests for changes will be verified. As a result, changes are not made immediately.

    Last updated:
    28 November, 2023