MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Meredith Dennis OAM

PRESIDENT & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Meredith has been an inspiring palliative care innovator for nearly two decades. Volunteering for TPS since 1998, her enthusiasm for providing quality community palliative care has never waned. As President and Volunteer Coordinator, Meredith is involved in all aspects of the running of TPS and Wedgetail Retreat Community Hospice.

Meredith understands first-hand what it is like to care for a significant family member at the end of their life. Incredibly in 2013, her father was one of the first people to spend his last days in the beautiful surrounds of Wedgetail Retreat after being diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. Surrounded by family, Meredith cared for her dad at Wedgetail Retreat, before it was to be officially opened.
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Rhona Marr

VICE PRESIDENT

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 Tremlette

TREASURER

Kym grew up in the Hunter Valley before moving to Murwillumbah in 1997 when she was 13 years old.  On completing high school, she spent 9 years working as a receptionist and legal secretary for Gold Coast law firms until her son was born in 2012. In 2017 Kym completed the TPS volunteer training course and joined the office team becoming Office Manager in 2019.  In 2020 she joined the Management Committee and also completed a Certificate 3 in Individual Support. 

On the retirement of our Treasurer, Kym prepared to take over that role and, with expert coaching in book-keeping skills from him, she slipped comfortably into the role at the end of 2023. She has since proven to be an efficient and meticulous Treasurer. Kym feels grateful to be in a position where she can use her accumulated skills for such an amazing organisation.

Judy Kean

SECRETARY

Judy began her working life in the arts in the late 1980s after graduating art college and completing a degree in art history. She worked as a curator and director in various arts and cultural organisations in NSW, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and the ACT. 

Throughout her working life Judy has belonged to numerous community and professional organisations, and served as a board and committee member.

After moving to Murwillumbah in 2010, she was Director of the Tweed Regional Museum until 2021. She completed volunteer training with TPS in 2022.

Since retiring from full time work Judy has, among other things, enjoyed revisiting her training as a potter and the wonderfully messy and demanding journey that is reestablishing a studio.