Aboriginal Advisory Committee: Community representatives sought
03 Jun 2025
South Western Sydney Primary Health Network (SWSPHN) is currently looking for four community members to join our Aboriginal Advisory Committee and attend regular meetings.
If you are a community member who identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and interested in attending, please read on and fill in the form.
What is the Aboriginal Advisory Committee?
The Aboriginal Advisory Committee supports SWSPHN to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in South Western Sydney.
The committee provides advice and guidance in areas such as gaps in local health services; culturally appropriate healthcare; and how SWSPHN invests in programs to support the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
It is made up of community representatives, SWSPHN staff, health professionals, and staff from Aboriginal medical and community services.
SWSPHN values the ideas and feedback from those who wish to attend.
Who can join the Aboriginal Advisory Committee?
If you want to join the Aboriginal Advisory Committee, you must live or work in Bankstown, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Wingecarribee or Wollondilly LGAs.
How will I benefit from joining the Aboriginal Advisory Committee?
The Aboriginal Advisory Committee will give you a say in how health outcomes can be improved for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. You will also be able to connect and yarn with fellow community members, health service providers and non-health service providers in a culturally safe way.
Will I be paid for my time?
Yes, you will be paid $75 for each meeting.
What does an Aboriginal Advisory Committee meeting look like?
Each meeting has an agenda and goes for an hour and a half. The first half an hour is just for community members and includes time for a yarn. Then the rest of the committee joins for the rest of the meeting.
Is it in person or online attendance?
The Aboriginal Advisory Committee meets online AND in person.
If you attend in person, the meetings take place in Campbelltown (on Dharawal Country) at the SWSPHN office (next to Macarthur Square). Afternoon tea will be provided and there will be time before the meeting starts to have a yarn with other members of the group.
If you attend online, the meetings will take place on Microsoft Teams.
How often will you need to attend?
The Aboriginal Advisory Committee meets six times a year.
The meetings happen on Wednesdays from 2pm to 3.30pm. Attendance at meetings is encouraged for all members. In 2025, the meetings have been scheduled on these days:
- 13 August
- 8 October
- 10 December
Application form
Please complete all sections of this application. Applications close 6 August 2025.
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