About Better Foundation
The Better Foundation was created in 2016 to support Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals. Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals are Teaching Hospitals associated with the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University. We are working with the community to raise vital funds for state-of-the-art equipment, world’s best practice research and advanced education for all clinical staff: medical, nursing and allied health. Your support provides valuable equipment, resources and training that cannot be funded by the State Government budget.
Our Vision
We believe you and your family deserve the very best quality local healthcare. Our goal is to make Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals better. We aim to enable provision of better cutting-edge medical equipment, better education and opportunities for research for our doctors, nurses and allied health staff, better acute and outpatient facilities all of which will result in better healthcare for our local area. You, our community and patients, are at the heart of everything we do.
All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
- is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission;
- is authorised to fundraise by the NSW Department of Industry’s NSW Liquor & Gaming; and
- complies with the Australian Corporations Act 2001.
Meet the Board & Executive
Acknowledgement of Country
Better Foundation acknowledges that Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals are on the traditional lands of the Dharug people. We pay our respects to elders past and present and thank them for their custodianship of the lands.
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Stephen Bali MP
B. Bus., M. Com., FCPA. F Fin, AMIIA
Chairman
Stephen was elected State Member for Blacktown in 2017 and was elected to Blacktown City Council in 2004. He was elected as Mayor by his fellow Councillors in 2014 and was Deputy Mayor in 2009 and 2010.
Stephen is a fellow of Certified Practising Accountants Australia (FCPA) with post graduate qualifications in commerce from Western Sydney University and, is a Fellow (F Fin) of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). He was previously National Vice President and NSW President of the Australian Workers Union (AWU). He has been an academic at both Western Sydney University and Newcastle University.
Stephen is Chairman of Blacktown Venue Management Limited and is patron of organisations such as Blacktown and Districts Soccer Football Association, Blacktown & District Historical Society, Blacktown Cricket Association, Doonside Hawkes Football Club, Doonside Junior Rugby League, Doonside Little Athletics, Prospect Historical Association, Blacktown City Swim Club, Minchinbury Jets Rugby League Club and Maori Wardens Australia.
Peter Zelas OAM
MB BS, FRACS, FRCS(Ed), MIPH
Director
Peter was the Clinical Dean at Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals, a Teaching Hospital of the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University from its beginning in 2007 until the end of 2018.
Peter has a Degree in Medicine from Sydney University. On graduation he specialised in surgery with particular interests in general and colorectal surgery. Peter’s career was at Blacktown/Mount Druitt Hospital where he was appointed in 1971 and he has also held appointments at Westmead and Concord Hospitals.
Peter has held a number of administrative roles within Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals, focussing on improvement in the delivery of safety and quality of healthcare and was on the planning team for the Hospital Expansion Project.
From 2009 to 2018, Peter was Deputy Chair of the Board of the Western Sydney Local Health District. Peter has since retired from this role, but continues to be engaged in supporting the expansion of the Hospitals.
In 2006, Peter attained a Master’s Degree in International Public Health from Sydney University.
Peter has volunteered as a surgeon with Medicines Sans Frontiers’ (MSF), with tours to Liberia, Somalia and Indonesia, and has also worked in Nepal and Ghana.
Peter was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2006 for services to medicine and to the community of western Sydney.
