National Place Based Advisory Group

The National Place Based Advisory Group was established by the then Minister for Human Services and Minister for Social Inclusion, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP.

The National Place Based Advisory Group operates as a sub-group of the Social Inclusion Board.

The purpose of the National Place Based Advisory Group is to provide advice to the Minister on initiatives that will support the development of effective local solutions to achieve social and economic participation outcomes, with a particular focus on the very long term unemployed, jobless families and teen parents. The National Place Based Advisory Group meets quarterly.

The Advisory Group can be contacted through the National Place Based Advisory Group Secretariat, at the Department of Human Services. The Secretariat mailbox is: BAFW.GOVERNANCE.AND.STRATEGIC.COMMS@humanservices.gov.au

Current Members of the National Place Based Advisory Group are:

• Mr Tony Nicholson (Chair)
• Ms Catriona Noble
• Professor Mark Considine
• Mr David Thompson
• Ms Lin Hatfield Dodds
• Mr Tim Gartrell
• Ms Narelle Clay
• Ms Gill Callister
• Mr Adrian Beresford-Wylie
• Mr Barry Sandison
• Ms Deborah Nelson