So about us…
Healthy Tasmania was created by sisters Lucy Byrne and Penny Terry.
After a childhood spent on a farm in beautiful Northern Tasmania, they each took off to 'the mainland', explored life overseas and then moved back home to live, learn and work.
During that time Lucy fostered the more analytical side of her brain, while Penny fell deeply into her creative side.
Then, after two very separate careers (and over a glass of wine), they decided to combine their brains (and skill sets) and founded their multi-award-winning ‘for-purpose’ business Healthy Tasmania Pty Ltd. Together they started doing things differently, to get things done.
Healthy Tasmania works with people and organisations who are doing work that makes a difference. We support them to make the change they know they want but don’t know how to achieve.
Clearly this is a big job! So Lucy and Penny have created a small team… with a big heart.
Plus, we work with more than 150 subcontractors around the state which is always growing via our Register of Brilliant People. It allows us to pull together the best brains, to get your job done in the best way.
Over time, Healthy Tasmania has developed three clear delivery streams. Clients can either work with the entire Healthy Tasmania team, which offers project management support for community programs and initiatives, or they can benefit from the knowledge and skills of directors Lucy and Penny, who provide a range of capacity-building and advisory services based on their extensive experience.
Meet the team…
LUCY BYRNE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Lucy likes to be busy and get things done. A part of the community sector for 20 years, Lucy’s worked in youth justice, local government, higher education, research, and health promotion.
Her in-depth experience as a non-executive board director has shown her that having a solid strategic plan and effective corporate governance is always a good place to start.
Lucy loves working with our clients as she turns problems into plans, competition into collaboration, and plans into successful projects.
PENNY TERRY
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Penny is always creating. She’s made it her career for more than 20 years working as a speaker, trainer, mentor, content creator, broadcaster and podcaster.
Penny is passionate about helping people and organisations see, share and value their own stories and has created a suite of simple tools that take the fear and risk out of speaking publicly, and having their voice heard.
Penny runs both group and individual mentoring programs, unique community-led storytelling programs, sets up organisational wide storytelling systems and continues to create nationally recognised content with three national award-winning podcasts on the go.
HAYDEN FOX
COORDINATOR
Hayden has the knack of motivating people. He loves meeting new people, learning about them, from them, and helping to reach their goals.
As an experienced fitness instructor, trainer, coach, and project coordinator, Hayden’s love of health shines through with everything he does. His multiskilling not only delivers the projects our clients need but provides expert health advice on science and nutrition.
Hayden brings a close attention to detail, juggles multiple projects, and gives us a laugh with his dad jokes in the office.
DR RACHEL BREEN
HEALTH AND EVALUATION CONSULTANT
Rachel is our behaviour change consultant and psychologist. Her passion is for helping people to be the healthiest they can be, and she has a particular interest in smoking cessation.
Rach also works part-time as a psych with the Education Department and brings her clinical insights and research knowledge to the Healthy Tasmania team.