Sue Leitch

BPharm, MoA, GAICD

Director, NARI Board

Sue Leitch is a company director and visual artist. She is a retired pharmacist with a background in community and consultant pharmacy, and health policy including senior positions with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. Her key areas of interest are elder abuse, ageism, social policy to support active ageing and age friendly communities.

Sue was the CEO of COTA Tasmania, a positions she held for 10 years. She is the co-Chair and Director of Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA), past Chair and Director of LiVe Tasmania, and a member of the Community Council PHN Tasmania.

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Living Longer, Ageing Well: Investing for Older Victorians

NARI's submission to the Victorian Government for the 2024/25 State Budget calls on the Victorian Government to back new research and workforce training to keep Victorians healthier and living at home for longer.
NARI state budget submission 2024/2025: Living longer, ageing well - Investing for older Victorians

NARI outlines that our priorities for the 2024/25 Victorian Budget are focused on investing in the health and wellbeing of older Victorians so that, as people live longer, they can age well.
NARI Calls for State Budget to Secure Future of Healthy Ageing

Ahead of next month’s State Budget, the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) is calling on the Victorian Government to back new research and workforce training to keep Victorians healthier and living at home for longer.
Ageing Well - April 2024

NARI's newsletter Ageing Well - April 2024

Michael Tandora

Michael Tandora became a Director of the NARI Board in May 2023. He has practised as a commercial litigation solicitor since 2004. He is a Special Counsel at the Australian law firm Mills Oakley. He has also worked at international law firms Ashurst, Baker McKenzie and King & Wood Mallesons.
Janice Besch

Janice Besch is a Director of the NARI Board. Ms Besch is the Head of the Grants Development Team at Hunter Medical Research Institute. In conjunction with this appointment, which is on a part-time basis, she provides consultancy advice independently and as a Senior Consultant with Outside Opinion.
Professor Danny Liew

Professor Danny Liew is a Director of the NARI Board. He is the Dean of Medicine and Head of the Adelaide Medical School at the University of Adelaide.
Associate Professor Michael Murray AM

Associate Professor Michael Murray AM, is the President of the NARI Board, the medical director of Continuing Care and head of Geriatric Medicine at Austin Health, Associate Professor at Melbourne University and Adjunct Associate Professor Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University.
Richard Gallina

Richard Gallina brings over 15 years of hands-on accounting and leadership experience to his role of Director and Treasurer on the NARI Board. He currently works as the Group Financial Controller at Partners Wealth Group and is a member of Chartered Accounts Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).
Professor Briony Dow

Professor Briony Dow is Director of the National Ageing Research Institute and Honorary Professor at the School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne and Honorary Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University. Briony leads a range of both aged care and social and clinical gerontology research programs.

Falls risk for older People in the community: FROP-Com

The Falls Risk for Older People in the Community (FROP-Com and FROP-Com Screen) are tools used in the community for assessment or screening of falls risk.
Age-positive language guide

As part of our commitment to combatting ageism, NARI has developed an age-positive language guide. The guide provides practical examples of how words, phrases, and images can better portray older people and combat ageism.
Indigenous Cognitive Assessment: Regional and Urban KICA

The regional and urban KICA is an instrument to assess dementia in older Aboriginal people in regional and urban settings.
What is the Seniors Exercise Park?

The Seniors Exercise Park is an outdoor exercise equipment includes multiple stations specifically designed for older people to improve strength, balance, joint movements, mobility and function.
Victorian falls and balance service directory

The Victorian Falls and Balance Service Directory provides details of the clinics and programs operated by public hospitals and community health services in Victoria for older people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.
Research participants

Make a difference in the lives of older people and those who care for them by volunteering to be involved in research.
Grief in Older People and its Effect on Healthcare Use

Examines the effects of grief in older people on healthcare use from the perspective of (a) the older bereaved person who is experiencing grief and (b) GPs who are treating grieving older people.
MINDSET: Free training to interpreters for Dementia Assessments

MINDSET is providing free specialist online dementia training to all interpreters across Australia regardless of level or language!
How to stay active at home - Exercises for older people

NARI's exercise videos can help older people stay active at home, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when you may not be as physically active outdoors. The exercises were developed by allied health professionals with expertise in exercise for older people.
Pain Management Guide (PMG) Toolkit for Aged Care, 2nd edition

The PMG toolkit, 2nd edition is a free resource to help implement the book Pain in Residential Aged Care Facilities: Management Strategies, 2nd Edition.