Our Founding Members

- CATSIN (now known as CATSINaM) was founded in 1997 by Dr Sally Goold and a number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives.
- The purpose of CATSINaM was established to represent Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives.
- CATSINaM consists of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives including Students as well as retired Nurses and Midwives.
- CATSINaM’s primary aim was and still is to increase the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People in Nursing and Midwifery.
- Our organisation has now earned recognition among the peak bodies in Nursing and Midwifery, and in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health, as the peak representative boy for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives in Australia.
Please read CATSIN Foundational Reports;
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Nursing Forum (18-20 August 1997 – Sydney)
– An Initiative to Develop Strategies for the Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Peoples in Nursing
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing (August 1998)
– Recommendations to Develop Strategies for the Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Peoples in Nursing
Founding Members

Kate Adams
NSWNA

Karen Atkinson
Geelong, VIC

Jenny Baker
Adelaide, SA

Mary Buckskin
Canberra, ACT

Kathleen Clapham
University of Sydney

Prof Judith Clare
Flinders University of SA

Donna Coulthard
Yalata, SA

Robyn Coulthard
Australia Nursing Federation

Kerry Doyle
Wyong, NSW

Hilma Dillon
Strawberry Hills, NSW

Cathy Fasciale
Secretariat, ANF

Irene Fisher
Katherine, NT

Dulcie Flower
Redfern, NSW

Marcia Gleeson
ANF Research and Policy Officer

Sally Goold
Bribie Island, QLD

Mark Gucheon
Katherine, NT

Lynda Holden
Prairiewood, NSW

Lisa Jackson
Sydney, NSW

Janet Jones
Wilcannie, NSW

Grace Kong
Woolloomooloo, NSW

Atherlie Madden
Geelong, VIC

Mary Martin
Woolloongabba, QLD

Mary Anne Martin
Broome, WA

Robyn Martin
Dubbo, NSW

Trish Neal
Newcastle, NSW

Lois O’Donoghue
Woorabinda, QLD

Rosalind Pierce
Adelaide, SA

Marilyn Pittman
Goulburn, NSW

Kathy Quartermaine
Perth, WA

Robyn Shields
Rozelle, NSW

Juanita Sherwood
Lidcombe, NSW

Irene Stein
Newcastle, NSW

Dzintra Strads
OATSIHS, Canberra

Garry Torrens
Brisbane, QLD

Nola White
Inala, QLD

Gail Williams
Albany, WA

Gail Williams
Darwin, NT

Liz Young
Woorabinda, QLD

Haylene Grogran
Brisbane, QLD

Bruce Forrest
Goulburn, NSW

Paula Morgan
Bairnsdale, VIC

Debbie Wood
Launceston, TAS