Rhonda Galbally

Rhonda Galbally (born 1948) is an Australian working in health development, disability, social and health policy in Australia. Galbally was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1991 for services to the community. She was awarded honorary degrees in health and social science from RMIT 2005 and La Trobe 1999, and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 in recognition of her service to the community.

Galbally began her career in the early 1970s as a teacher at secondary and tertiary levels. In the late 1970s she was senior policy analyst for the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS). in the early 1980s Rhonda was appointed CEO of the Sidney Myer Fund and the Myer Foundation, Australia's progressive philanthropic grantmakers. Since the mid 1980s, Rhonda has been the foundation CEO of five new Australian organisations, including in the mid 1980s the Australian Commission for the Future, in the late 1980s and for 10 years as CEO the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation[1] ,in the late 1990s the Australian International Health Institute - from 2000 to 2010 she was co founder and CEO of the community resource Our Community. In 2011, Galbally was appointed as establishment CEO of the newly created Australian National Preventive Health Agency - involving developing the first five-year strategic and operational plans. She is currently the Chair of the International Evaluation Committee for the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Chair of the National People with Disability and Carer's Council. Galbally is a member of the independent Advisory Panel for the Productivity Commission Inquiry into a lifetime care and support scheme for people with a disability and chronic illness. Rhonda is Patron of the National Disability and Carer's Alliance and Compassionate Friends.

Pluto Press published her only book, Just Passions (1-86403-296-0) in 2004. Just Passions was republished by Yooralla in August 2012.

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  1. ↑ The story of VicHealth: a world first in health promotion, VicHealth, November 2005, p. 84, ISBN 0-9757335-1-6, retrieved 2009-10-14 External link in |publisher= (help)

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