About the Foundation
Optimise Health Foundation exists to optimise the health of individuals, organisations and communities. Our charitable structure is the vehicle. The mission is the point.
Who we are
The Foundation brings medical expertise, metabolic health literacy, objective measurement, performance coaching, digital support and organisational systems together so prevention can move from an idea to a practical operating model.
Our principal charitable activity is the prevention or control of chronic metabolic disease through evidence-based lifestyle modification, education, structured programs and sustained follow-through.
Meet the Foundation
Chair · GP · Clinical Lead
Dr Ash Wallin is a General Practitioner with deep expertise in metabolic health, behaviour change, and the health challenges affecting industry and community professionals. His clinical experience provides a powerful understanding of the health burden facing individuals, families, and workplaces, and the urgent need for more proactive, practical prevention strategies.
Director & Company Secretary
Health and Performance Coach
Don McKay is a Health and Performance Coach with 39 years of policing experience, most of it in leadership roles. He also holds formal qualifications in resilience and performance strategies and brings decades of firsthand experience in the realities of workplace stress, operational pressure, and the challenges facing diverse organisations and communities.
Director · GAICD
Bob Epps, GAICD, is an innovative executive with over 20 years’ experience in corporate governance, risk management, strategy, compliance and stakeholder engagement. His multicultural and global experience spans strategic planning, business development, operational delivery and financial oversight. He brings practical expertise in board reporting, mentoring and organisational leadership to support the Foundation’s charitable purpose and long-term direction.
Why we can deliver
The model was shaped at the intersection of medicine and frontline operational experience. We understand the physiology, the workplace, the culture and the practical barriers that stop good ideas becoming durable behaviour.
The Foundation's model comes from two complementary perspectives: understanding the body, and understanding the environments in which people are expected to perform.
GP-led program design, ACNC registration, Health Promotion Charity status and Item 1 DGR endorsement underpin the Foundation.
Governance & legal
| Legal name | Optimise Health Foundation Ltd |
|---|---|
| ABN | 41 696 425 028 |
| ACN | 696 425 028 |
| Entity type | Public company limited by guarantee |
| ACNC charity | Registered from 25 March 2026 |
| Charity subtypes | Health Promotion Charity · Advancing health |
| DGR | Item 1 endorsement from 25 March 2026 |
| Registered office | Suite 4C, Flecker House, 3–5 Upward Street, Cairns QLD 4870 |