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:
- Energy and Infrastructure Policy Committee
- Productivity Policy Committee
- Skills and Education Policy Committee
- Visitor Economy Policy Committee
- Workers’ Compensation and WHS Policy 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.
Nominations now open: 2025 Regional Advisory Council Elections
BUSINESS NSW COUNCILLORS
Mr Joseph Carrozzi AM (President)
Mr Lyall Gorman (Immediate Past President)
Ms Natalie Mitchell
Mr Glenn Thornton
Ms Anne Parnham
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
Ms Anna Cruckshank
Mr Greg McNamara (Vice President)
Ms Nola Watson
Mr Tim Coates
Mr Grahame Nash
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 Nick Abrahim
Mr Martin Rogers
Ms Connie Mastroianni
Mr Richard Gelson
Mr Andrew Vlachos
Ms Judith Field
Mr Ross Dixon
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
Energy and Infrastructure Policy Committee
- Mustafa Agha (Chair)
- Adam Marshall
- Adrian Hernandez
- Anthony Bell
- Brad Braithwaite
- Chris Johnston
- Dina Roubis
- Grant Marson
- Greg Walls
- Greg Story
- Kelly Lofberg
- Lauren Eyles
- Leah Tucker
- Matt Crocker
- Matt Gijselman
- Sam Martin
- Sara Rollason
- Scott Emerson
- Steve Kastanias
- Tanya Lipus
- Thomas O'Dea
- Tim Ambler
Productivity Policy Committee
- Andrew Cottrill
- Bob Hawes
- Diane Gray
- Fiona Hamilton
- Joseph Carrozzi AM
- Luke Magee
- Lyndal Hughes
- Peter Jeffries
- Prof. Robert Tanton
- Sarah Carney
- Simon Harrop
- Prof. Stephen Rodda
- Tom Pagram
- Yasmin King
- Keith Rovers
Skills and Education Policy Committee
- Judith Field (Chair)
- Anita Kumar
- Ben Roche
- Callam Pickering
- Caroline Smith
- Collin Jennings
- Daniel Mitchell
- Darryl Buchanan
- Jackie Zelinsky
- Jason Sultana
- Karen Habermann
- Kerrie Sheaves
- Lisa Lillis
- Luke Mellare
- Marty Burgess
- Mary-Clare Turnbull
- Nathan Wallwork
- Dr Nigel Palmer
- Russ Hawkins
- Shane Herbert
- Taryn Mielekamp
- Tim Coates
- Trevor Cairney OAM
- Verity Firth
Visitor Economy Policy Committee
- Paula Martin (Chair)
- Alison Edwards
- Ben Hislop
- Brad Cluff
- Burcak Sezer
- Catherine Payne
- Dean Long
- Fazila Farhad
- Jacinta Outlaw
- Jane Laverty
- Jess Cole
- Lauren Eyles
- Lisa Lillis
- Liz Gabriel
- Matt Lucas
- Melissa James
- Michael Gibb
- Nathan Hughes
- Nicki Anderson
- Serena Hardwick
- Sharon Williams
- Stephen Hunt
- Zoe Bose
Workers’ Compensation and WHS Policy Committee
- Greg Pattison (Chair)
- Donna Kildea
- Lisa Thang
- Liz Greenwood
- Ellie Brown
- Trevor Ballantyne
- Kirsty Glen
- James Oxenham
- Kylie Rowan
- Peter Browne
- Joseph Lennon
- Sylvia Kidziak
- Megan Smith
BUSINESS NSW REGIONAL PRESIDENTS
Mr Darrell Weekes
Capital Far South Coast
Ms Anna Cruckshank
Central Coast
Ms Connie Mastroianni
Eastern Sydney
Mr Glen Thornton
Business Hunter
Mr Richard Gelson
Business Illawarra
Mr Robert Turner
Mid North Coast
Mr Tim Coates
New England North West
Mr Andy Vidler
Northern Rivers
Mr Ross Dixon
Riverina Murray
Mr Matthew Irvine
Western NSW
Ms Anne Parnham
Western Sydney
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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