Council Special Committees and Working Groups

At the 24 April 2023 council meeting the decision was made to consolidate and condense council’s current special committees to ensure better collaboration, strategic alignment, and administrative efficiency. 

The new structure established five Advisory Committees and six Standing Working Groups (reporting to a nominated advisory committee).The Advisory Committees and Standing Working Groups are:  

  • Active Living Advisory Committee 
  • Community Wellbeing Advisory Committee
    – Youth Working Group
    – LGBTQIA+ Working Group
    – Positive Ageing Working Group   
  • Cultural Creative Advisory Committee 
  • City Development Advisory Committee
    – Disability Access and Inclusion Working Group 
    – Tracks and Trails Working Group 
    Bicycle Advisory Working Group 
  • Sustainability Advisory Committee 

Council agreed on a revised schedule of nominations for the new Special (Advisory) Committees and Standing Working groups, at the council meeting held on the 15 May 2023. 

According to the revised constitutions adopted at the meeting on 24 April 2023, nominations were sought for appointment of Chairperson and Councillor Representatives of each Advisory Committee and Standing Working Group. The nominations were discussed at a council workshop on 8 May 2023. 

Existing community committee members have been written to and invited to express their interest for the new committee positions. Any vacant committee positions, following these initial expressions of interest, will be advertised externally. 

 

Advisory Committee/Standing Working Group  Appointment Required   Nominations Received 
Active Living Advisory Committee  Chairperson 

 

 

Committee Members x 2

 

 

Chairperson

Cr Ritchie 

 

Committee Members

Cr Walker 

Cr Goyne 

Community Wellbeing Advisory Group  Chairperson 

 

 

Committee Members (2) 

Chairperson

Cr Chong 

 

Committee Members

Cr Walker 

Cr Darko 

Youth Working Group  

 

Chairperson  

 

 

Group Member  

Chairperson  

Cr Ritchie  

 

Group Member  

Cr Goyne  

LGBTQIA+ Working Group  

 

Chairperson 

  

 

Group Member  

Chairperson  

Cr Darko 

 

Group Member  

Cr Kennedy  

Positive Ageing Working Group  

 

Chairperson  

 

 

Group Member  

Chairperson  

Cr Walker  

 

Group Member  

Cr Ritchie  

Cultural Creative Advisory Committee  

 

Chairperson 

  

 

Committee Members (2)  

Chairperson  

Cr Kennedy  

 

Committee Members  

Cr Warren  

Cr Chong  

City Development Advisory Committee  

 

Chairperson (Mayor)  

 

Committee Members (2)  

Chairperson (Mayor)  

 

Committee Members  

Cr Hulme  

Cr Kennedy  

Disability Access and Inclusion Working Group  

 

Chairperson  

 

 

Group Member  

Chairperson  

Cr Hulme  

 

Group Member  

Cr Warren  

Tracks and Trails Working Group  

 

Chairperson  

 

 

Group Member  

Chairperson  

Cr James 

 

Group Member  

Cr Goyne 

Bicycle Advisory Working Group  Chairperson 

 

 

Group Member 

Chairperson 

Cr Hunter 

 

Group Member 

Cr Darko 

Sustainability Advisory Committee  Chairperson 

 

 

Committee Members (2) 

Chairperson 

Cr Hunter 

 

Group Member 

Cr Warren 

Cr Mulder