Medi-Aid Centre Foundation was incorporated on June 28 1973 as a Public Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital under the Public Companies Act 1961. Since that time, amendments were made by Special Resolutions and registered on May 1, 1978, and June 23, 2006, to include various statutory requirements.
The business and general affairs of the Company are under the management of the Committee. The number of Members of the Committee may number from five to nine, but usually the number is seven. From this the following officers are elected by the Committee: The Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Honorary Treasurer, and Honorary Secretary.
As at January 1, 2008, the Members of the Committee are:
- Dr John F Knight AM Chairperson
- Mrs Noreen V Knight Hon Secretary/Treasurer
- Dr Carolyn Catton
- Dr Noelene Cappe
- Dr Phillip Cappe
- Dr Geoffrey Heise
- Mr John Brennan AOM
Further details of these Members are as follows -
Dr John F Knight AM, MB BS Dr. J Knight is the Founder of Medi-Aid Centre Foundation, along with his wife Mrs. Noreen Knight, a Registered Nurse. He graduated from Medicine at Sydney University in February 1953. Since then he has worked as a General Medical Practitioner in the country (for three years), and then at Eastwood and North Ryde, Sydney suburbs. He is a Member of the Australian Medical Association, Life Member of the Ku-Ring-Gai District Medical Association (a medical group affiliated with the AMA). He was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 1999, for services to elderly Australians, and also for an extensive career in the media promoting good health for Australians
Mrs Noreen Verna Knight Mrs. Knight underwent business training after high school, and has been a Registered Nurse since graduation in 1953. She was active in establishing Medi-Aid Centre Foundation and has been a vigorous supporter and advocate ever since, providing a considerable amount of the detail and input on running the Medi-Aid office.
Dr Carolyn Catton MB BS Dr. Catton graduated from Medicine at the University of Queensland in 1975. She worked at Mackay and Toowoomba hospitals in Queensland as a medical officer then Launceston Hospital for a year. She then accepted an appointment to a large Hong Kong Hospital where she worked for the next fifteen years. Carolyn returned to Brisbane where she now works as a family practitioner in the medical practice operated for many years by her parents who were both general practitioners and members of the Medi-Aid committee.
Dr Noelene Cappe MB, BS (Hons) Dr. N Cappe graduated from Sydney University in February 1952. She has worked in private medical practice as a family physician for many years, before leaving for England with her husband who was working for higher degrees. Returning to Australia, she continued working as a family physician at the Sydney Sanitarium and Hospital for several years. She is a Member of the Australian Medical Association.
Dr Phillip Cappe MB, BS, FRANZCR, DMRD (Lond) Dr. P Cappe graduated from Sydney University in 1954, after having previously trained to become a Registered Nurse. He operated a family general practice with his wife Noelene for several years before travelling to England where he received higher degrees in radiology. Returning to Sydney he became a specialist radiologist, becoming a senior partner in a large radiological and imaging practice for many years.
Dr Geoffrey Heise MB, BS, BSc Dr. Heise graduated from University of NSW in 1978. He then worked as RMO at St Vincent’s Hospital then the Sydney Adventist Hospital (did FMP) and has been a family general practitioner firstly in a solo then group practice at Beecroft, Sydney. He is an active member of the Australian Medical Association, and its affiliate the Ku-Ring-Gai District Medical Association (where he was President). He has been very active in doctor training programmes.
Mr John Brennan OAM Mr Brennan has guided Sydney radio over a lifetime, and is best known for his remarkable ability at connecting with the public, knowing what they want to hear on the airwaves. He served rural radio at Wagga Wagga, before returning to Sydney to take Radio 2SM to the leading position where it stayed for many years. He later moved to Radio 2UE, and similarly moved this to the Number One position in Sydney. Here it stayed for many years. With management changes, he then moved to Radio 2GB, and similarly brought that station to No One position. His unusual talent is with people, discovering and training “new talent”, teaching and training them until their names often became household names in radio. Mr Brennan was awarded the OAM for his contribution to society via the media of radio. He has been the instigator of a vast range of benevolent and goodwill initiatives to benefit society.
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