SASTA Board
- Dina Matheson - President
- Claire Hughes - Vice President
- Peter Turnbull - Treasurer
- Brent Banham
- Jordan Della Pietra
- Sarah Finney
- Alexandra Fowler
- Liz Gehling
- Jarrod Johnson
Information on how to become a board member can be found in the Members' Area.
Download SASTA's Strategic Plan
Get to know our board members!
Get to know your Board Members: Sarah Finney
Sarah Finney School / Organisation: Stirling East Primary School Current role: Teacher Year 5/6 What inspired you to become a science teacher? My driving passion for Science and my enjoyment for sharing the... more...
Get to know your board members!: Brent Banham
What inspired you to become a science teacher? Science enriches lives. It is one of the best ways to appreciate all of creation and our place in it. Science is one pathway for... more...
Get to know your board members!: Jarrod Johnson
Jarrod Johnson School / Organisation: Pulteney Grammar School Current role: Science and Technologies teacher, Learning Designer What inspired you to become a science teacher? I love Science, talking to people and passing on... more...
Get to know your board members!: Liz Gehling
Liz Gehling School / Organisation: Ardtornish Primary School Current role: Science Specialist Teacher What inspired you to become a science teacher? I was always interested in the world around me, so when I... more...
Get to know your board members!: Peter Turnbull (Treasurer)
Peter Turnbull School / Organisation: None- I am well retired! In my career I taught Science at Modbury HS, The Heights School, Valley View SS, Open Access College, and Urrbrae AHS. I was... more...
Get to know your board members!: Dina Matheson (President)
Dina Matheson School / Organisation: Woodville High School Current role: Science & Digital Technologies teacher, International Students Program Manager What inspired you to become a science teacher? While teaching was not my first ... more...
Reference Groups
SASTA reference groups give direction to the SASTA Board for taking new initiatives in specific areas of SASTA operations.
You are encouraged to attend a meeting of one or more of these committees and help contribute your ideas in a friendly forum, or just come and listen.
Member Services Reference Group
SASTA's major focus is on providing professional development opportunities for science teachers and laboratory officers. PD sessions are intended to give teachers and laboratory officers new ideas or new information, and keep them abreast of current trends and technologies, that they can take back into the classroom and laboratory. A Sub-Committee of this group organises the SASTA Annual Conference.
In addition this groups role is also to review, evolve and advocate SASTA's membership and awards programs to the benefit of all members. In an effort to increase involvement from regional members, all meetings will be held via Zoom to encourage and enable members from both regional and metro areas to participate.
Contact: Liz Gehling, Chair
Policy Development Reference Group
Tasked with creating and implementing policies and procedures for the Association.
Contact: TBC
Oliphant Science Awards
Organises the annual Oliphant Science Awards student science competition.
Contact: Peter Turnbull, Convenors
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