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President’s perspective We recently announced the results of the RACS Council elections for the leadership roles, including those of the president, vice president and treasurer. I was re-elected as president in accordance with the election process for Council officer bearers and Council Executive. Thank you for your vote. I look forward to continuing the work we started with your support. I am pleased to welcome my colleagues Professor Chris Pyke as vice president, Dr Greg Witherow as treasurer, Dr Adrian Anthony as censor-in-chief, and Professor Andrew Hill as the chair of the Professional Standards and Advocacy Committee.
Congratulations to our other Council office holders who were re-elected and a warm welcome to our new Councillor Professor Deborah Bailey and co-opted councillors Dr Sharon Jay, representing our Trainee association, RACSTA, Dr Ailene Fitzgerald, representing ACT Fellows, and Dr Richard Badbury, representing the Northern Territory Fellows. I look forward to working with you to advance the College strategy and priorities. I’d like to thank Dr Lawrie Malisano, our outgoing vice president for his many years of service to Council and the College. Lawrie has been a great support to me in my role as president and his contributions during his years as a Councillor have been
commendable. Lawrie and I have talked through several problems during the last year and his wise consideration has been extremely important. Thank you, Lawrie. As we embark on the important work ahead of us, advocacy continues to remain a strong priority area. We have the Australian federal elections taking place most likely in May 2022 and we have sent a list of election priorities to all the main parties contesting the election. If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us, it is that poor health outcomes lead to negative economic and societal outcomes.
