TPS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Autumne Camidge

Training Coordinator

In 2000 Autumne joined the TPS team as Coordinator of the annual Training Programme for new volunteer palliative support carers. Her own training at Murwillumbah/Kingscliff TAFE in Community Welfare prepared her with the knowledge and skills to formulate a structured program uniquely suited to palliative care. Her local knowledge and networking abilities facilitated the formation of a team of passionate professional educators committed to providing quality training of TPS volunteers.

Autumne brought with her, valuable experience from supporting carers of people with dementia for Tweed Valley Respite.

She has served TPS as a support carer, helped with fundraising and been on the Management Committee for more than a decade.

Deirdre Stewart

Since joining the TPS team in 2002, Deirdre has undertaken a number of roles: newsletter editing, office work, fundraising events, promotional activities, and has been a member of the Management Committee for many years. She continues to seek out interesting and challenging opportunities within the organisation and her long term goal is to see the TPS/Wedgetail model of end-of-life community care adopted across Australia. She enjoys among other things travel, music, singing, current affairs, word games (crosswords and Scrabble), and nurturing friendships.

Sue Evans

Sue has been a member of Tweed Palliative Support since 2013 and a Management Committee member since 2014. Her previous working experience has ranged from being a Nanny for a family in London and in her home town of Liverpool, to being a Postal Contractor for Australia Post amongst other jobs. She worked for 30 years as a Manager for DADC overseeing three group homes for people with disabilities.

Rhona Marr

Rhona joined TPS in 2001 after completing the volunteer training course. She has been part of the Management Committee since 2003. Rhona has held many roles within the organisation including being a carer in the community, assisting with fundraising activities and overseeing the maintenance of our facility. She worked for 12 years in the TPS office, first as an office volunteer and then as the Manager, enjoying training new staff.

Rhona is an active member of her church and runs a small farm. She is a proud mother and grandmother.

Kym Tremlett

Kym grew up in the Hunter Valley before moving to Murwillumbah in 1997 when she was 13years old. Upon completing high school, she worked as a receptionist and legal secretary for law firms on the Gold Coast for 9 years until her son was born in 2012. She then decided to take the opportunity to complete the TPS volunteers training course in 2017 and joined the office team thereafter. Kym took on the role of Office Manager in 2019 and joined the TPS Committeein 2020. She feels grateful to be at a point in her life where she can use her administration skills to volunteer with such an amazing organisation.

Jan Wiltshire

Jan has been a permanent Northern Rivers resident since 2015 after relocating from Darwin in the Northern Territory where she lived for over 25 years. 

With tertiary qualifications in communications and management, Jan’s career spanned many years managing public affairs teams across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Jan also served on the boards of the NT AIDS Council and RSPCA and more recently managed her strategic communications consultancy from home in Pumpenbil.

Jan completed the TPS volunteer training in 2021 and joined Wedgetail very soon after to help out in the kitchen. Her passions include travelling, cooking, enjoying a sustainable, off-grid rural lifestyle and trying to manage two spoilt Rottweilers.