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UnitingCare Australia Media Release
16 February 2010

Mr Peter Bicknell, Chair of UnitingCare Australia, announced today that Lin Hatfield Dodds has stepped aside as the National Director of UnitingCare Australia.

“Ms Hatfield Dodds has been preselected as a candidate for the Australian Greens for an ACT Senate seat in the upcoming Federal election.” Mr Bicknell said. “She will be working as Director of Network Development with UnitingCare Australia’s National Office, on a part time basis.”

“Ms Susan Helyar, currently UnitingCare Australia’s Director of Service Development, will act as the National Director from today until the results of the Federal election are determined.”

Susan Helyar can be contacted at the National Office.

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