Susan Brumby

Susan was the founding director of the National Centre for Farmer Health, a position she held from 2008 to 2021, and has experience in agriculture, health reform, public health, advocacy, education and academia as a professor at Deakin University. She enjoys leadership challenges and is passionate about achieving excellent outcomes for customers and our regional community more broadly.

Previous positions include senior executive health service roles, managing a beef and wool property, collaborative international work, and serving on several state and federal government advisory councils. She is a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, immediate past chair of Western Victoria Primary Health Network and a member of the Premier’s Drought Response Taskforce.

Susan’s PhD and ongoing work is in the health, wellbeing and safety of agricultural communities.