National Leadership Group

Purpose and role

The National Leadership Group brings together: 

• leaders from communities, business, philanthropy, academia and service delivery 
• special advisors from the Commonwealth and state and territory governments

The group’s key purpose is to support the Stronger Places, Stronger People strategy and the implementation of place-based collective impact as an approach to building stronger futures for children and their families and disrupting disadvantage. 

It has 4 key roles: 

• Advise on the strategy and implementation of Stronger Places, Stronger People
• Generate national support, new networks and investment in Stronger Places, Stronger People and place-based collective impact
• Reform funding and institutional arrangements
• Engage with Stronger Places, Stronger People communities and champion resolution of systemic barriers

The group issues a communique after each meeting. 

Membership

Chair

Karyn Baylis AM  

Members

Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark AO 

Matthew Cox 

Teya Dusseldorp 

Alistair Ferguson 

Professor Sharon Goldfeld AM 

Claerwen Little 

Travers McLeod 

Natalie Egleton 

Martin Hawson 

Professor Maggie Walter 

Professor Kristy Muir 

Michelle Lucas  

Communiques