State and Regional Councils
The State Council is Business NSW’s principal advisory body. The Regional Councils advise the State Council on policy issues that affect our regional members.
ABOUT THE STATE COUNCIL
The State Council is Business NSW’s principal advisory body. Office bearers are elected from our members and join up to five Board members plus regional and member-elected Councillors.
The State Council has established a number of standing committees (each with their own charter), including:
- Business Environment and Economics Committee
- Infrastructure Committee
- Membership Committee
- Occupational Health and Safety Committee
- Sydney Business Chamber Regional Council
- Workforce Skills Committee
- Workplace Relations Committee
About the Regional Advisory Councils
Our regional councils help keep our ear to the ground. They advise the State Council on policy issues that affect our regional members. They also provide a direct line of communication from our members to our management team and the Board.
BUSINESS NSW COUNCILLORS
Mr Joseph Carrozzi AM (President)
Mr Lyall Gorman (Immediate Past President)
Ms Natalie Mitchell
Mr Glenn Thornton
Ms Barbara Ketley
Ms Anne Parnham
Mr Ben Lee
Ms Shefali Pall
Mr Scott Emerson
Mr Brian Millar
Ms Ellie Brown
Ms Alexandra Rose
Brett Manwaring
Ms Lauren Eyles
Mr Gills Broinowski
Mr Roger Hood
Mr Tony Dormer
Mr Greg McNamara (Vice President)
Ms Nola Watson
Mr Tim Coates
Mr Ryan Aitchison
Mr Simon Harrop
Mr Grahame Nash
Mr Alan Sherry
Ms Amy Harper
Mr Omar Afiouni
Mr David Mumford
Mr John Wakeling
Ms Kerrie Sheaves
Ms Natalie Turmine
Mr Christopher Sharpe
Mr David Michaelis
Mr Terry Wetherall
Mr Andrew Vlachos
Ms Judith Field
Mr Andrew Cottrill
Mr Matthew Irvine
Mr Darrell Weekes
Mr Andy Vidler
Ms Sue - Ellen Hogan
Ms Janice Cullen OAM
Mr Michael Mekhitarian
Mr Gary Scott
Mr Luke Magee
Ms Anna – Maria Wade
Ms Lyn Lewis – Smith
Mr Ian Ward – Ambler
Mr Ian Penfold
Mr Trevor Cairney
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Business Environment and Economics and Infrastructure Committee
Judith Field (Co-Chair)
Michael Mekhitarian
Grahame Nash
Anne Parnham
Janine Cullen OAM
Anthony Bell
Graham Morgan
Scott Emerson
Gary Scott
Nabil Chammas
David Mumford
Ian Pedersen (Co-Chair)
John Wakeling
Regional President's Forum
Darrell Weekes
Grahame Nash
Tim Coates
Matthew Irvine
Ryan Aitchison
Andrew Cottrill
Andy Vidler
Barbara Ketley
Anne Parnham
Glenn Thornton
Simon Harrop
Workforce Skills Committee
Warrick McLean (Chair)
Prof Trevor Cairney OAM
Judith Field
Natalie Turmine
Omar Afiouni
Aaron Boyd
David Williams
Lori Modde
Ellie Brown
Rebecca Embleton
Lauren Hosking
Michael Morris
Workplace Health and Safety Committee
Kerry Wilson (Chair)
Peter Browne
Sylvia Kidziak AM
Lisa Thang
James Oxenham
Jennifer Low
Joseph Lennon
Trevor Ballantyne
Greg Pattison
Megan Smith
Workplace Relations Committee
Kerry Wilson (Chair)
Kate Alam
Claire Bailey
Skye Britton
Keiran Brown
Simon Brown
Shauneen Campbell
Ed Cregan
Fabiana James
Victoria Karraz
Robert Kirkham
Bruce Mackenzie
Vince Surra
Anna-Maria Wade
BUSINESS NSW REGIONAL PRESIDENTS
Mr Darrell Weekes
President
Capital/Far South Coast
Mr Glen Thornton
President
Business Hunter
Mr Andrew Cotrill
President
Riverina – Murray
Ms Anne Parnham
President
Sydney West
Ms Barbara Ketley
President
Central Coast
Mr Ryan Aitchison
President
Business Illawarra
Mr Tim Coates
President
New England North West
Mr Matthew Irvine
President
Western NSW
Mr Simon Harrop
President
Eastern Sydney
Mr Grahame Nash
President
Mid North Coast
Mr Andy Vidler
President
Northern Rivers
BUSINESS NSW HONORARY LIFE GOVERNORS
Mr John T Cameron
Elected November 1999
Mr Neville Sawyer AM
Elected November 2005
Mr Terry L Hunt
Elected November 1999
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