Board

Through the Sunshine Coast’s  enormous generosity we are  able to open  up a larger Katie Rose Cottage with six private rooms fully adapted to care for the requirements of terminally ill guests in a home away from home.  As we go to print this wonderful facility is being fitted out to accommodate three to four guests to start begin with.  The Katie Rose Model provides the services guest’s require to make exemplary end of life care available for the community at no personal cost to the guest, as well as working with their community health professionals including palliative care nursing services. To now have a fully operational hospice in our area is a wonderful privilege.

A dedicated, determined and focused Board of Directors for the Sunshine Coast Community Hospice includingSandra Machin, Sue Mason-Baker and Stewart Wood are all working together to support all the wonderful people and other businesses involved with this community charity.  We introduce you now to this incredibly hard working group.


Sue Mason-Baker – Finance Manager

Sue holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). She is also a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors having previously held a directorship with The Summerland Credit Union and was Chairperson of their Board Audit Committee. Sue is currently serving on the Board of the Sunshine Coast Community Hospice Ltd as Treasurer.

Sue has held senior finance roles, including Executive positions, in diverse industries - manufacturing, property, healthcare and community services.  Of significance was her time at St Vincent’s Hospital, Lismore where she was the Director of Business and member of the Executive Team. She has extensive knowledge of the private hospital system, public hospital funding, as well as Aged Care facilities and child care centres. Sue also spent time in GP clinics and joined Suncare in April 2010 as Finance Manager and member of the Management Team. At Suncare, Sue is responsible for revenues of $17m covering three diverse business units and reporting on more than 30 different funding programs. Her role covers the areas of Finance, IT, Payroll and Accounts.

More Board Member Information To Come..