Donald Frater

Donald Frater

HeartKids Board Member

Don recently retired as Deputy Chief Executive of the South Australia Health Department and wants to give back using his expertise to improve the Australian health system. 

Don has spent many years with State and Federal Government, and NGOs. He was instrumental in the COVID vaccination campaign for South Australia and has worked on national committees for water and immigration.  

Don also has a personal connection with HeartKids through the journey of caring for a child born with a heart defect requiring several medical procedures.  Don believes this child has a bright future which has only been made possible by the advances in interventions developed from the type of critical research made possible by HeartKids.

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