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
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.
Mr Lyall Gorman (President)
Mr Omar Afiouni
Prof Trevor Cairney OAM
Ms Judith Field
Ms Amy Harper
Mr Warrick McLean
Mr Terrence (Terry) Wetherall AM
Mr Graham Morgan
Ms Anne Parnham
Mr Andrew Vlachos
Mr Tim Coates
Mr Luke Magee
Ms Kerrie Sheaves
Mr Brett Manwaring (Vice President)
Ms Barbara Ketly
Ms Janice Cullen OAM
Ms Debra Fraser
Mr Simon Harrop
Ms Lynn McColl
Mr Greg McNamara
Mr Brian Millar
Mr David Mumford
Mr Kerry Wilson
Mr John Wakeling
Ms Kerrieanne Nicols
Ms Natalie Turmine
Ms Nola Watson (Immediate Past President)
Ms Ellie Brown
Mr Scott Emerson
Mr Steven Moore
Mr Andrew Cottrill
Mr Michael Mekhitarian
Ms Natalie Mitchell
Mr Grahame Nash
Mr Gary Scott
Ms Lauren Eyles
Mr Matthew Irvine
Ms Alexandra Rose
Mr Andy Vidler
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
Lynn McColl
Graham Nash
Tim Coates
Matthew Irvine
Amy Harper
Andrew Cottrill
Andy Vidler
Barbara Ketley
Lauren Eyles
Michael Mekhitarian
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
Ms Lynn McColl
President
Capital/Far South Coast
Ms Barbara Ketley
President
Central Coast
TBA
President
Eastern Sydney
Ms Lauren Eyles
President
Business Hunter
Ms Amy Harper
President
Business Illawarra
Mr Graham Nash
President
Mid North Coast
Mr Andrew Cotrill
President
Murray-Riverina
Mr Tim Coates
President
New England North West
Mr Andy Vidler
President
Northern Rivers
Mr Michael Mekhitarian
President
Sydney West
Mr Matthew Irvine
President
Western NSW
Mr John T Cameron
Elected November 1999
Mr Neville Sawyer AM
Elected November 2005
Mr Terry L Hunt
Elected November 1999
Our team is here to answer any questions.