College of Health and Enablement - Working Groups

The College of Health and Enablement has five working groups that report into the People and Infrastructure Committee.

These working groups focus on specific areas of interest and work on improvements for the College, find out more about each group below, and if you'd like to become involved in any group, please email che.deanpr@flinders.edu.au

CHE Working Groups

The Diversity & Inclusion Working Group replaces our Athena SWAN Working Group and maintains focus on gender equity while also broadening scope to encompass all diversity and inclusion priorities across the College.

Purpose: To advance equity, diversity and inclusion as core enablers of excellence in our education, research, practice and workforce initiatives, ensuring inclusive policies, accountable practices and equitable participation across the student and staff lifecycle.

Core Focus:

2026 - 2028 Action Plan: Coming soon.

Group lead: Michelle Miller (2026), Kacie Dickinson (2027 - )

Previous documents under Athena Swan: Working Group and Action Plan.

Reconciliation

The Reconciliation Working Group builds on the work of the former Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group, with an updated scope that now includes initiatives under the Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

Purpose: To embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural perspectives across the College in alignment with university strategies, promoting cultural safety and social responsibility grounded in truth telling, respect, and understanding.

Core Focus: To champion awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives across the College, encouraging practices that foster cultural safety, truth-telling, respect and social responsibility in alignment with university strategies.

2026 - 2028 Action Plan: Reconciliation Action Plan

Documents for review: Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

Group lead: Nina Sivertsen

Respect Now Always (R.N.A.)

Purpose: To promote a respectful College community by building awareness through education on sexual harm and misconduct, strengthening connections across staff and students, increasing the visibility of support and reporting options, and creating safe, inclusive, and accessible environments for everyone, in alignment with the Flinders Gender‑Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response Plan.

Core Focus: Promoting a safe, respectful, and inclusive college culture, awareness of support services, sexual violence awareness & prevention, sSafety & respect events (Sturt campus), policy implementation & improvement, Support pathways, reporting & referrals

2026 - 2028 Action Plan: Respect.Now.Always Action Plan

Group Lead: Rowaida Sleem

Previous Action Plan:

2024 - 2026 Action plan

Sustainability & Health

Purpose: To support sustainability within the College by promoting effective recycling and food waste practices, planning, enhancing and utilising local resources, and exploring curriculum opportunities that respond to the health impacts of climate change.

Core Focus: Embed sustainability into education and research, strengthen awareness of climate change and health, build staff capability and engagement, create an enabling environment for sustainable behaviours, champion practical, local sustainability initiatives.

2026 - 2028 Action Plan: Sustainability & Health Action Plan

Group Lead: Carolyn Dent

Previous Action Plan:

2023 - 2025 Action Plan

Our Workplace, Your Voice

Purpose: To enhance staff engagement and wellbeing by bringing staff and leaders together to reflect on feedback and co‑design actions that strengthen a positive, supportive workplace for everyone.

Core Focus: Managing workload & wellbeing, supporting growth and development, improving processes & efficiencies.

2026 - 2028 Action Plan: Coming Soon

Group Lead: Emily Lawrie

Previous Action Plans/Progress Achieved/Other Documentation

Action Plan 2024 - 2026 - Summary

Action Plan 2024 - 2026 - Full Plan

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) 2024 Survey Results and All CNHS Communication can be viewed here.

Action Plan 2022-2024

Progress Achieved in 2023