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HSTAC, in collaboration with the Australian Servcies Union, has developed a Collective Agreement as a framework for the employment of staff for the organisation.The Agreement is available on the website as an example for organisations who are interested in developing similar agreements. Download the Agreement (PDF)

HSTAC Staff Profiles

Barbara Pitman - Executive Officer Barbara is a long term resident of the Northern Territory, arriving in Darwin with her family in 1946 to join her father who had been part of the war efforts since 1942. In 1957, Barbara travelled interstate to undertake nursing training at the Royal Newcastle Hospital, returning in 1961 to live and work as a nursing sister in remote Aboriginal communities across the Territory for the next 10 years. What followed was a change in professional focus, which saw Barbara managing her own production pottery studio and returning to full time study for a degree in fine arts at the Northern Territory University. Returning to the full time workforce in the mid 80's as a Multicultural Arts Officer led to establishing CREATE Northern Territory, the Industry Training Advisory Board (ITAB) for arts, sport and recreation. After 10 years as the Executive Officer of CREATE, Barbara took up the position of Executive Officer of Human Services Training Advisory Council, completing the circle and returning to the health and community services industries.

Tamara Crawford - Administration Officer / Project Assistant

Tamara started life in a small Queensland coal town called Gladstone, but her parents brought her as a baby to Darwin shortly after Cyclone Tracy, just when everybody else was leaving town!

In the early 90's Tamara played bass in a band at shows around Darwin and at the end of 1994 the band left Darwin for Melbourne, produced several recordings, and played at many popular venues and festivals.

While in Melbourne, Tamara studied International Relations at Deakin University and did some voluntary and admin work for community service organisations.

After spending 11 years on the other side of the country and still not acclimatising to the winters, Tamara decided it was time to return to the tropics and dragged her partner Damien up with her. Don't worry, he likes it here now!

Michele Hughes - Finance Officer (Part Time)

Michele came to work for HSTAC in 2005. Originally from Melbourne, Victoria, Michele has a strong financial background having worked across such diverse areas as building and construction and massage therapy.

Michele was travelling around Australia by 4WD with her two daughters when, having arrived in Darwin and spent some time looking around the Top End, she decided that this is where she wanted to stay – and HSTAC is very glad she did!

Rachael Saywell - Office Assistant

Rachel originally came from New South Wales and moved to Darwin in 1992, where she settled and started a family. She has many interests including writing in various genres and specialising on the focus of disability related issues. She believes much more needs to be done within our society to bring about change in people's outlook regarding disability, as well as a need for more recognition from the Australian government.

Having a disabled child herself, Rachael knows the limit of available services and would like greater recognition of the role of primary carers of the aged and people with a disability and to highlight the care that carers also need, as well as that of the person they care for.

Rachael commenced working at HSTAC in 2007 as an office assistant and hopes that she will not only gain new skills and opportunities, but also contribute her already acquired skills and knowledge of issues that are meaningful to her, to the broader community.

Rachael has extended family in North East Arnhemland and has learnt, over the years, to speak the Indigenous language of that area. This she credits to her adoptive father when she was only fifteen.

One day Rachael hopes to travel abroad, but first would love to see the beauty that lies in and around our great country, which she is yet to explore.