NPWS Regional Advisory Committees

Community members: NPWS Regional advisory committees

• July 2026 to June 2030
• Positions available across NSW

 Apply your expertise to conservation and heritage

 About the role

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, has a unique opportunity for community members to join regional advisory committees across NSW.

Regional advisory committees provide valuable insight into the management of the national parks and reserves within their regions and are an important conduit between the community and NPWS.  Committees provide advice to the Minister for the Environment on draft plans of management and to the Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and the National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council on policies, plans and activities for their region.

There are eight NPWS regional advisory committees, one for each of the NPWS operational branches. You can view a map of these regions on the regional advisory committee webpage.

Regional advisory committees are appointed for a four-year term.

Each committee must meet at least four times a year, usually in person. Committee members are eligible to receive sitting fees of $220 per full day ($110 per half day), in line with Classification and Remuneration Framework for NSW Government Boards and Committees. Reasonable approved travel expenses are also reimbursed.

Additional meetings and site inspections to national parks and reserves may occur and out of session reading time is required in preparation for meetings.

About You

You’re a community member or stakeholder with strategic interest in caring for and protecting the environment and heritage of our national parks and reserves.

You have expertise and experience one or more of the relevant fields, including:

• Aboriginal cultural heritage
• Local government
• Community involvement in conservation
• Scientific qualifications in conservation biology, wildlife management or related disciplines
• Rural or regional issues
• Ecotourism or ecologically sustainable visitor or tourist use, enjoyment and appreciation of reserves
• Environmental education and community involvement in environmental education
• Non-Aboriginal cultural heritage conservation

These categories are listed in Schedule 8 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

For RACs that cover World Heritage-listed properties, we encourage applications from community members who have skills and experience directly related to the World Heritage values of those properties.

For more information, visit the regional advisory committee webpage.

Applications close Monday 16 February 2026 at 11:55pm

Should you require further information about the role please contact Stuart McMahon, Community Engagement Unit, NPWS on 02 6229 7033 or [email protected]. 

If Aboriginal applicants require further support with the application process reach out to our Aboriginal Employee Experience Team on [email protected]