The ABC Advisory Council was established in 1983 when the ABC became a Corporation. The ABC Advisory Council consists of 12 members, broadly representative of the Australian community, selected from all over Australia.

The role of the ABC Advisory Council, under Section 11 of the ABC Act is to 'either on its own initiative or at the request of the Board, advise the Board on matters relating to the Corporation's broadcasting programs’.

The Council:

• facilitates communication between the community and the ABC Board;
• on its own initiative provides advice to the ABC Board in relation to ABC programs and program policies;
• provides constructive advice on ABC programs and programming issues in response to requests from the Board and senior management;
• provides an overview for the Board of community concerns and interests; and
• carries out community consultation programs seeking community views on ABC programming initiatives and policies.

Due to no current members of the ABC Advisory Council retiring this year the next call out for new members to join the Council will occur in September 2009.

The Council will next meet in Sydney on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 December 2008.

If you wish to submit comments and/or suggestions please email the Council on:
abcac@your.abc.net.au

Standing (L-R):
Rosemary Redgen, Joshua Knackstredt, Moira Neagle, Anthony Peters, Jaime Phillips, Joanne Roach, Joel Buchholz,
Victoria Shenstone and Geoffrey Cadogan-Cowper.
Seated (L-R):
Craig Wallace, Jane Munro (Convenor) and Catherine Prosser.

Contact:
The ABC Advisory Council
c/o ABC Secretariat
GPO Box 9994,
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone (02) 8333 5360
Fax (02) 8333 5482