Media Contact
Nutrition Australia coordinates its responses to media requests from sources that will be distributing media responses nationally, through their national media spokesperson who can either respond directly or liaise with Nutrition Australia representatives who may be best placed to respond on a particular issues.
When the response to a media request or a media release is to be disseminated within a State or Territory only – not at a national level the media contact from the relevant State or Territory Divisions can coordinate the response for their Division of Nutrition Australia.
National Media Spokesperson
Aloysa Hourigan
Nutrition Program Manager & Senior Nutritionist
Nutrition Australia Queensland Division
6/100 Campbell Street
Bowen Hills Qld 4006
Ph 07 3257 4393
Fax 07 32574616
Mob 0417 078 956
Email: ahourigan@qld.nutritionaustralia.org
Brief Profile
Aloysa is currently the senior nutritionist and nutrition program manager for Nutrition Australia (Qld.) and also works as an Accredited Practising Dietitian, in private practice in Brisbane. In addition to her dietetic qualifications Aloysa has a Graduate Diploma in Counselling from the Queensland University of Technology.
Aloysa has a special interest in prevention of chronic disease and promotion of lifestyle change. She has previously worked with the Logan Area Division of General Practice in their Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for over 10 years. Aloysa has represented Nutrition Australia nationally on a number of reference groups and working groups including the “Best Investments in Childhood Obesity” project and on the Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP) On-Line Forum on Childhood Obesity. Aloysa has co-authored two Nutrition Australia publications that focus on childhood nutrition – “The Lunchbox Book” and “Fun not Fuss with Food”.
Aloysa is frequently asked for comment on issues such as obesity, encouraging healthy eating and lifestyle change, fad diets, eating disorders, chronic lifestyle diseases, food patterns, obesity in the Australian population, food literacy, food advertising, food sustainability and food labelling.
Aloysa has a great passion for food and for all things associated with the social pleasure of eating and its impact on health.
Victorian Media Spokesperson
Megan Alsford
Project Officer & Dietitian
Healthy Eating Schools and ‘Go for your life’ Canteens Advisory Service
Nutrition Australia Victorian Division
C/- Ross House
247 Flinders Lane
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Ph: 03 9650 5165
Email: malsford@nutritionaustralia.org
Brief Profile
Megan is currently a Project Officer for Nutrition Australia, Victorian Division where she works on the ‘Go for your life’ Canteens Advisory Service. Megan also works as a Nutritionist for National Foods in a food industry capacity. Megan is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and also has a Graduate Certificate in Media and Communication.
Megan is a passionate Accredited Practising Dietitian with a desire to reduce nutrition confusion by providing accurate and practical advice on food and nutrition. She has done a lot of work with school canteens and nutrition promotion within schools and the corporate sector. She also has a good understanding of the Australian food supply.
Megan has been working with the media for past few years and has been interviewed by ABC Radio National, Channel 9 News, Triple M as well as a range of print and online publications.
NSW Media Spokesperson
Hayley MacFarlane
Project Officer/APD
Nutrition Australia NSW Division
PO Box 71
Oak Flats NSW 2529
Ph: (02) 4257 9011
Fax: (02) 4257 9012