Aboriginal Advisory Committee ‘Warin Tiati’

The Aboriginal Advisory Committee, ‘Warin Tiati’, provides professional and strategic advice and recommendations to Council on issues affecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Fairfield Local Government Area (LGA).

Warin Tiati means ‘let’s talk’ in Darug. The Committee members sought to emphasise the unique identity and purpose of the Committee, with a name in Darug language.

The Aboriginal Advisory Committee aligns with several elements of Fairfield City Council’s City Plan 2016-2026. The Committee gives expression to Council’s commitment to community wellbeing, through fostering accessible opportunities for its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Council’s aim is to create an accessible and liveable city, with well-managed community assets and infrastructure. Underpinning all this is good governance.

Warin Tiati advises on the delivery and actioning of Fairfield City’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reconciliation Action Plan and meets quarterly.

Nominations now open for Warin Tiati Aboriginal Advisory Committee membership

Nominations are now being accepted for community representatives for the 2025 Warin Tiati Aboriginal Advisory Committee.

The Committee is made up of a Council staff member (Community Projects and Partnerships Officer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), Councillor/s (as nominated by Council) and up to 12 community representatives who are at least 15 years of age.

Memberships terms of Warin Tiati, the Aboriginal Advisory Committee are 3 years for community representatives, 1 year for Councillor/s and an ongoing term for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders.

For more information, please contact the Community Projects and Partnerships Officer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander on 9725 0222 or scd@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au