The Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, has announced the membership of the Local and Regional Co-Design Group tasked with developing options for local and regional voices.

The Local & Regional Co-design Group will be co-chaired by Professor Peter Buckskin PSM, who will bring his wealth of experience in the education and public service sectors, as well as his extensive involvement in senior positions at a wide range of Indigenous community organisations, to the role.

Ms Letitia Hope, a senior official from the National Indigenous Australians Agency, will be the government co-chair.

The full membership of the Local & Regional Co-Design Group is:

• Professor Peter Buckskin PSM (co-chair)
• Ms Letitia Hope (NIAA co-chair)
• Cr Ross Andrews
• Ms Ruth Davys
• Ms Triscilla Holborow
• Mr Paul House
• Mr Chris Ingrey
• Mr Des Jones
• Ms Fiona Jose
• Cr Getano Lui Jr AM
• Mr Albert McNamara
• Mr Wayne Miller
• Ms Karen Milward
• Ms Lavene Ngatokorua
• Ms Vicki O’Donnell
• Dr Aden Ridgeway
• Ms Marion Scrymgour

The Local & Regional Co-design Group will work towards establishing a framework and guiding principles for models and options that lead to improved and enhanced decision-making, and link through to the national Indigenous voice.

The group will be assisted through the process by the Senior Advisory Group, co-chaired by Professor Dr Marcia Langton AM and Professor Tom Calma AO

Read the Minister’s announcement

Read more about the Indigenous voice co-design process.