QEST Representatives

Got something interesting to contribute? Please contact any of the QEST representatives below and share with us how we can better support you.

communicate to members through the quarterly LabLINK newsletter,
organise professional development and job specific training through the annual ConQEST conference, and
liaise with various government and industry interest groups to represent and advocate for the views and needs of the membership.

Currently some of these tasks are delegated to subcommittees, who report back to the Executive representatives. Meetings are held via teleconference at least once every two months. All QEST members are invited to participate in the meetings and bring forward their ideas and thoughts.

Some of the ways in which members can actively contribute are by:

providing a channel for communication between regional groups and QEST;
assisting with organising regional PD for areas that don’t have a functioning regional network through QEST;
reaching out to schools who either do not have a Laboratory Technicians or whose Laboratory Technicians are not aware of our current state networks – QEST needs ideas as to how to contact these people.
communicating industrial issues for either independent or state school that can be collectively put to our employer via unions through QEST;
writing or sourcing articles for reprint in LabLINK;
collating links to online resources, like iBooks, YouTube channels, websites, news articles that can be shared through LabLINK;
producing videos;
presenting at OR putting forward workshop suggestions at ConQEST;
bringing hot topics to the attention of the Management committee for further investigation and guidance from authoritative bodies.

Got something interesting to contribute? Please contact us and share with us how we can better support you.

Why volunteer?

President	Nikki Bradford	Pittsworth SHS
Vice President	VACANT
Secretary	Sharon O'Keeffe	Lockyer District SHS Gatton
Treasurer	Louanne Benecke	St Patrick's College Mackay
Assistant Treasurer	Naomi Aird	Fairholme College Toowoomba
Membership Coordinator	Jacqui Burton	Wellington Point SHS
Webmaster	Annette Gregory	Ignatius Park College Townsville
LabLINK Editor	Michelle Sheldrick	Mary MacKillop College Brisbane
LabLINK Subcommittee	Jamie McIntyre	Centenary Heights SHS, Toowoomba
ConQEST Coordinator	Helen Greenslade	Kingaroy SHS
ConQEST Subcommittee	Margot Lloyd	St Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville
SETA Representatives	Christine Kearns & Wendy Shearer	Redcliffe SHS, Redcliffe SHS
Regional Coordinator	Megan Seymour	Bremer SHS
General Committee	Patricia Dickie Margot Lloyd	Albany Creek SHS St Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville

QEST representatives are elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting, usually held during ConQEST. All QEST members are eligible to become a representative, however only full members may hold executive positions and have voting rights. QEST’s core business is to: