The results of the 2024 elections to RACS Council will be tabled at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney on Monday 5 May 2025, when newly elected Councillors will take office.

The considerable contribution of Fellows has been and continues to be the College’s most valued asset and resource. We are grateful for their commitment and are also grateful to the voting Fellows who demonstrated their engagement with the governance of the College.

Congratulations to the successful candidates and sincere thanks to all candidates who nominated.

Fellowship Elected Councillors

There were eight Fellowship Elected Councillor positions to be filled.

The successful candidates in alphabetical order are:
Deborah Bailey, QLD, Paediatric Surgery (Re-elected to Council)
William Blake, VIC, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Newly elected to Council)
Matthew Clark, AoNZ, General Surgery (Newly elected to Council)
Upeksha (Pecky) De Silva, NSW, Vascular Surgery (Newly elected to Council)
Andrew Ellis, NSW, Orthopaedic Surgery (Newly elected to Council)
Helen Mohan, VIC, General Surgery (Newly elected to Council)
Peter Moore, TAS, Orthopaedic Surgery (Newly elected to Council)
Henry Woo, NSW, Urology (Re-elected to Council)

Specialty Elected Councillor

There was one position to be filled in the following specialty.

Specialty Elected Councillor Representing Orthopaedic Surgery

The successful candidate was:
Susan Liew, VIC

The poll results are verified by Ms Katherine Langford of BigPulse.