Melanie Harper

Melanie Harper is an experienced legal professional currently serving as the General Counsel at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre since May 2021, where expertise in providing legal advice and overseeing the legal portfolio is applied. Prior to this role, Melanie held positions as Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Counsel at Eastern Health from June 2015 to May 2021. Melanie also worked as a Partner at Nick Stretch Legal for a brief period in 2015, and held the title of Senior Associate at Ryan Commercial Lawyers from February 2008 to December 2014. The early career includes a role as a Lawyer at Oakley Thompson & Co. focusing on Wills and Estates, and as an Articled Clerk/Lawyer at E.M. McDonald & Co., specialising in various areas of law including Wills and Estates, Property Law, Commercial Law, and Family Law. Melanie Harper holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, completed in 2005.