The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) covers the Eyre Peninsula and Far North Outback South Australia, extending north to the Northern Territory border, west to the Western Australia border and east to Cowell.

The LHN provides services to the townships of Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay, Wudinna, Oodnadatta, Lock, and Amata on the APY Lands.

The EFNLHN governing board is responsible and accountable to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing for local decision-making.

The Board’s role includes setting strategies and priorities for health, aged care and disability services, while ensuring the LHN is held accountable and responsible for the delivery of safe and quality services and achieves the performance indicators in its Service Agreement with the Department for Health and Wellbeing.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network Governing Board

Board Members from left to right

Top row standing: Trevor Smith, Leanne Dunchue (retired 30 June 2025), Peter Auhl, Jamie Siviour

Bottom row sitting: Chris Sweet, Michele Smith (Chair), Christine Thyer

Board members Jackie Ah Kit and Dr Mel Considine are absent from the photo.

Eyre and Far North Local Health Network Governing Board Chair

Michele Smith

Michele Smith is a professional Board Member, sits on a number of Boards and runs a consultancy. Previously, she was Chief Executive Officer of the North Eastern Community Hospital and spent 11 years as the Regional Director, Eyre and Far North Region, with SA Health.

Eyre and Far North Local Health Network Governing Board Members

Jackie Ah Kit

Jacqueline (Jackie) Ah Kit is a proud descendant of a Warramunga woman and a Waayni man.

From 2000-2006, she was Chief Executive Officer of the Port Lincoln Health Service. Since then she has held executive positions with SA Health and the Northern Territory Department of Health.

She has worked at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network since 2012 and is currently A/Executive Director, Aboriginal Health.

Peter Auhl

Peter was previously Chief Information Officer at the City of Adelaide, and Director/CIO at the SA Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure.

Peter has strong family connections on the Eyre Peninsula.

Dr Mel Considine

Mel is a General Practitioner working as a Rural Generalist in Clare, where she regularly mentors medical students and prevocational doctors alike.

Jamie Siviour

Jamie Siviour has been a strong supporter of Country Health SA and rural health within the Eyre region through his involvement with the Port Lincoln Hospital Inc Board, the Port Lincoln Health Advisory Council and the Lock Health Centre Advisory Committee.

Trevor Smith

Trevor served on the EFNLHN Governing Board for three years until 30 June 2024 and was appointed Independent Chair of the EFNLHN Audit and Risk Committee in July 2024.

Trevor has a wealth of leadership and governance experience in local government, including as CEO of the District Council of Tumby Bay, where he is currently serving as a Councillor, and works as a consultant with Regional Development Australia Eyre Peninsula.

Chris Sweet

Chris Sweet is a lawyer and partner at Finlaysons, specialising in health and aged care, with a long professional association with the Eyre Peninsula.

Christine Thyer

Christine (Chris), a proud Ngarrindjeri woman, is General Manager of the SA Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council, and previously worked at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network Centre for Education and Training, including on the development and implementation of staff cultural competencies training.

Agendas

The EFNLHN Governing Board has met bi-monthly since May 2022, which means that Agendas and Minutes will be available bi-monthly from then.

Minutes

EFNLHN Governing Board strategies

Gifts and Benefits

EFNLHN Governing Board archive

Public Meetings

The Eyre and Far North LHN Governing Board has held three Annual Public Meetings:

  • 18 December 2024 at Ceduna Hospital
  • 14 December 2023 at Port Lincoln Yacht Club
  • 15 December 2022 via Teams due to COVID issues
  • 20 November 2021 at Cleve Hospital
  • 25 November 2020 via Teams due to COVID restrictions on face to face meetings at the time
  • 28 November 2019 at Ceduna Hospital

Governing Board expenses