Our Leadership
The Heart Foundation leadership team brings together experience from commercial, government and charity sectors to lead our fight for all Australian hearts.
Executive Leadership Team
Adj Prof John G Kelly AM
Group CEO
Kelly-Ann Jolly
CEO Victoria
Graeme Lynch
CEO Tasmania
Stephen Vines
CEO Queensland
Imelda Lynch
CEO South Australia and Northern Territory
Sarah Fordham
CEO Western Australia
Kathy Chapman
GM New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Kaylene Jacques
GM People and Culture
Bill Stavreski
GM Heart Health and Research
Peter Lynch
Chief Financial Officer
Julia Tauber
Chief Development Officer
Gavin Heathcote
Chief Operating Officer
Duncan Bremner
GM Advocacy
Chris Miers
General Council
Garry Jennings
Chief Medical Officer
Chris Taylor
Chief Marketing Officer
Jessie Caruso
Interim Chief Information Officer
Aboriginal heart health
Aboriginal heart health
Aboriginal heart health
Visit the St Vincents Hospital NSW and Heart Foundation Aboriginal heart health website for more information...
Are you at risk of heart disease?
Are you at risk of heart disease?
Are you at risk of heart disease?
There is no single cause for any one heart condition, but there are risk factors that increase your chance of developing one. ...
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Join the fight against Australia’s biggest killer by supporting the Heart Foundation. ...
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Join the Heart Foundation community. Together, we can make a real difference for Australian hearts. ...
Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines
Full list of clinical guidlines and references for CVD, heart failure, ACS, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, SCAD and RHD...
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Sign up now and discover delicious, easy to follow dinner recipes. Plus shopping lists, tips and other helpful information to make healthy eating easy. ...
Support and resources for health care professionals
Support and resources for health care professionals
Support and resources for health care professionals
Our range of clinical and patient support resources are available for you to use in your daily practice....
Help Keep families together this Christmas
Help Keep families together this Christmas
Help Keep families together this Christmas
Together, we can make heart disease history. Donate today to help fund ground-breaking heart research and keep families together this Christmas. ...
Heart Foundation Recovery Support and Resources
Heart Foundation Recovery Support and Resources
Heart Foundation Recovery Support and Resources
Heart Foundation programs and resources to support your recovery....
Is salt bad for your heart?
Is salt bad for your heart?
Is salt bad for your heart?
Most Australians are eating more than the recommended amounts and this can cause health problems....
Q&A with Lauren Blekkenhorst
Q&A with Lauren Blekkenhorst
Q&A with Lauren Blekkenhorst
Research to develop better evidence for the vascular and metabolic health benefits of vegetables and their bioactive constituents....
Physical activity after a heart attack
Physical activity after a heart attack
Physical activity after a heart attack
Discover what you need to know about being active after a heart attack....
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management
Absolute CVD risk assessment is an integrated approach that estimates the cumulative risk of multiple risk factors to predict a heart attack or stroke event in the next five years....
Heart Foundation delivers $17.2 million for cutting-edge heart research in a challenging year
Heart Foundation delivers $17.2 million for cutting-edge heart research in a challenging year
Heart Foundation delivers $17.2 million for cutting-edge heart research in a challenging year
Media Release 20 October 2020...
Heart Foundation Walking
Heart Foundation Walking
Heart Foundation Walking
Learn more about Heart Foundation Walking and find your local walking group....
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy, Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack. However, after experiencing a ‘widow maker’, she counts herself lucky....
Create your fundraiser at Do it for Heart
Create your fundraiser at Do it for Heart
Create your fundraiser at Do it for Heart
Become a Heart Foundation fundraiser, do it for heart and make a real difference to your community....
The NSW Cardiac Rehabilitation Working Group
The NSW Cardiac Rehabilitation Working Group
Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery
Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery
Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery
Media Release - 26 June 2020...
Lamb recipes
Lamb recipes
Lamb recipes
Find heart healthy lamb recipes....
Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you
Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you
This cardiac services directory presents information on cardiac rehab programs offered across Australia....
Heart Safe Community
Heart Safe Community
Heart Safe Community
Heart Safe Community is a program that aims to increase a person’s chance of survival if they suffer a cardiac arrest outside of hospital. ...
Absolute CVD risk charts
Absolute CVD risk charts
Absolute CVD risk charts provide a visual tool to calculate CVD risk for use in practice in Australia....
CVD risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
CVD risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
This consensus statement contains recommendations for assessing CVD risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged under 35....
Key Statistics: Heart attack
Key Statistics: Heart attack
Statistics and information on heart attack in Australia...
Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.
Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.
Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.
The game is “hide and seek”. You play it without even realising. The shock is that when you play this game, you could be placing your heart health at risk....
Our Annual Reports
Our Annual Reports
Our Annual Reports
Discover our Annual reports from 2013 onwards. ...
Blood cholesterol
Blood cholesterol
Blood cholesterol
Keeping your blood cholesterol at a healthy level can help you reduce your risk of heart disease and other serious conditions. ...
Workplace giving for employees
Workplace giving for employees
Workplace giving for employees
Your employer’s workplace giving program makes it easy to setup regular, tax-deductible donations from your pre-tax income. ...
WEBINAR | Research Alumni Series 2020
WEBINAR | Research Alumni Series 2020
WEBINAR | Research Alumni Series 2020
The Heart Foundation is delivering a research webinar series for Heart Foundation research alumni....