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	Kimberley Millers	Bremer SHS
Vice President
Secretary qest@qest.org.au	Kate Phillips	Clontarf Beach SHS
Treasurer accounts@qest.org.au	Belinda Stumer	Craigslea SHS
Membership Coordinator membership@qest.org.au	Jacqui Burton	Cavendish Road SHS
Book Keeper	Louanna Benecke
Webmaster	Amber Wilson	Beerwah SHS
Graphic Designer and Video Editor	Sofia Fortunato	St Catherine's College
Social Media Administrator	Sylvia Kalaut	Balmoral SHS
LabLINK Editor lablink@qest.org.au	Helen Mead	Nanango SHS
LabLINK Subcommittee	Sharon O'Keeffe	Lockyer District SHS
Regional Coordinator	Megan Seymour	Bremer SHS
Regional Representative Metro West	Megan Seymour	Bremer SHS
Regional Representative Sunshine Coast	Olivia Frost	Caloundra SHS
Regional Representative Darling Downs	Fletcher Christian Linda Adamson	Harristown SHS, Toowoomba Grammar School
ConQEST 2025 Coordinator conqest@qest.org.au	Kimberley Millers	Bremer SHS
SETA Representatives	Wendy Shearer Vicky Jordan	Mango Hill SSC Varsity College

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: