Media release

Of Substance Management Board and Editorial Reference Group membership announcement

The Chairman of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD), Dr John Herron today announced the new membership for the Of Substance Board of Management and Editorial Reference Group for 2007–2010.

The Of Substance Board of Management:

Dr Dennis Young (Chairman)

Executive Director, Drug-Arm Australia

Mr Trevor Fearnley

Chief Executive, Ad Partners

Dr John Herron

Chairman, Australian National Council on Drugs

Mr Scott Kelleher

Media Co-ordinator, Australian Federal Police

Lt Col Geanette Seymour

Chief Secretary, Salvation Army, Eastern Territory

Mr Gino Vumbaca

Executive Director, Australian National Council on Drugs

Ms Suzy Yates

Chief Executive, Bay Street Mediaworks

The Of Substance Editorial Reference Group:

Dr Toni Makkai (Chair)

Director, Australian Institute of Criminology

Ms Jo Baxter

Executive Officer, Drug Free Australia

A/Prof Alan Clough

School of Public Health, James Cook University

Mr David Crosbie

Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Council of Australia

Magistrate Jeff Linden

Tweed Heads Local Court

Mr David McDonald

Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University

Mr Wesley Noffs

Chief Executive Officer, Ted Noffs Foundation

Mr Larry Pierce

Executive Director, Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies

Ms Karen Price

Director, Data and Policy Direction Section, Drug Strategy Branch, Department of Health and Ageing

A/Prof Alison Ritter

Director, Drug Modelling and Practice Program, NDARC, University of NSW

Prof Ann Roche

Director, NCETA Flinders University

Prof John Saunders

Professor of Alcohol and Drug Studies, University of Queensland

Mr Gino Vumbaca

Executive Director, Australian National Council on Drugs

Mr Gideon Warhaft

Editor, NSW Users and AIDS Association

Dr Dennis Young

Executive Director, Drug-Arm Australia

28 June 2007

Of Substance is a free, quarterly magazine that addresses alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) issues and problems in Australia today. The magazine’s primary audience is frontline workers in the drug and alcohol field; however, it is highly relevant to individuals and organisations from many related sectors including health professionals, social workers, educators, researchers, law enforcers and policy-makers. Written in plain English, Of Substance reports on the latest news and research in the field; regional, national and international data and trends; and a range of skills and techniques for best practice treatment. The magazine is fully funded by the Department of Health & Ageing.

www.ofsubstance.org.au

The ANCD is the principal advisory body to Government on drug and alcohol issues.

For further information, please contact:

Mr Gino Vumbaca (ANCD Executive Director)
0408 244 552

Whilst all care has been made to ensure only authorised material appears on this site, the Australian National Council on Drugs accepts no responsibility for inaccurate or false representations appearing herein.