The Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee, Aboriginal Advisory Group and Landholders Alliance provide advice on the management of this World Heritage property.
The Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee provides advice to relevant government ministers and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). It also provides advice to other government agencies through the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Management Committee on matters relating to the property's World Heritage values.
The Advisory Committee and the Aboriginal Advisory Group meets about 3 times a year on or near the property.
Advisory Committee
The Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee has 18 members.
The committee’s terms of reference specify that the committee Chair should be an independent, non-government person with no current direct financial or political interest in the way in which the Willandra Lakes Region is managed.
The committee members represent relevant interest groups, stakeholders, scientific disciplines and rightsholders. The members of the current committee are:
- Mr Michael Williams (Independent Chair)
- Mr Ivan Johnston (Barkandji/Paakantyi representative)
- Mr Ernest Narkie Mitchell (Barkandji/Paakantyi representative)
- Ms Betty Pearce (Barkandji Native Title Group Aboriginal Corp representative)
- Ms Maureen Reyland (Mutthi Mutthi representative)
- Position vacant (Mutthi Mutthi representative)
- Mr Daniel Kelly (Mutthi Mutthi representative)
- Mr Michael Kelly (Ngiyampaa representative)
- Ms Joan Slade (Ngiyampaa representative)
- Ms Coral Ellis (Ngiyampaa representative)
- Ms Bree Wakefield (Southern Landholder representative)
- Ms Sarah Harris (Northern Landholder representative)
- Cr Jane MacAllister (local government – Wentworth Shire)
- Professor Martin Westbrooke (environmental sciences)
- Professor Graciela Metternicht (earth/geological sciences)
- Dr Nicola Stern (archaeology/cultural heritage)
- Mr Richie Robinson (tourism expert)
- Andrea Cashmere (NPWS West Branch Regional Advisory Committee).
Landholders are nominated by the Willandra Landholders Alliance to represent the northern and southern landholder clusters in the area. Representatives of local government and of relevant NPWS regional advisory committees are nominated by their respective bodies. Tourism and scientific community committee members are appointed by the NSW Minister for the Environment, following a public call for nominations.
Committee members are reimbursed for travel expenses
Aboriginal Advisory Group
The Willandra Lakes Region Aboriginal Advisory Group has 9 members, with 3 members elected from each of the 3 tribal groups associated with the World Heritage property, the Barkandji/Paakantyi, Mutthi Mutthi and Ngiyampaa people. Members of this group also sit on the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee.
Like other committees the term is 3 years, and members can be re-elected.
- Mr Ivan Johnston (Chair – Barkandji/Paakantyi representative)
- Mr Michael Kelly (Ngiyampaa representative)
- Mr Ernest Narkie Mitchell (Barkandji/Paakantyi representative)
- Ms Betty Pearce (Barkandji Native Title Group Aboriginal Corp representative)
- Ms Maureen Reyland (Mutthi Mutthi representative)
- Ms Patricia Winch (Mutthi Mutthi representative)
- Mr Daniel Kelly (Mutthi Mutthi representative)
- Ms Joan Slade (Ngiyampaa representative)
- Ms Coral Ellis (Ngiyampaa representative).
Aboriginal Advisory Group report
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this report may contain images and names of deceased persons.
Aboriginal Advisory Group 2015–19 public report summarising meetings, workshops and events (PDF 2.8MB)
Willandra Landholders Alliance
The Willandra Landholders Alliance comprises the leaseholders of pastoral properties within the World Heritage property.
- Ms Bree Wakefield (Chair)
- Mr Clayton Griffiths (vice-Chair)
- Ms Sarah Harris (Secretary)
- Mr Elliot Sue (Treasurer and Public Officer).