Advisory Panels play a key role in providing strategic, expert, and impartial advice to the Council on the development, implementation, monitoring, and review of the City of Parramatta policies, strategies and plans.
Advisory Panels are not an executive panel and do not have the authority to:
- Expend money on behalf of Council
- Undertake any work on behalf of Council
- Make decisions or recommend action(s) to Council
- Commit Council to any arrangement
- Consider any matters outside its specific reference
- Direct Council officers in the performance of their duties; or
- Represent the Council in any communication with the public or media without the express permission of the City of Parramatta.
For specific information on the role of each Advisory Panel, please refer to the respective Draft Terms of Reference in the Resources section of this page.
All applications must be received within the expression of interest period (Monday 28 April 2025 until 5pm on Monday 26 May 2025).
All applications must be made using the online application process/system (as hosted on Participate Parramatta) or via a hard copy form submitted at one of the City of Parramatta branch libraries or the City of Parramatta Customer Service Centre located at PHIVE (5 Parramatta Square, Parramatta).
All applications will be assessed on merit and should address the selection criteria outlined in the respective Terms of Reference. The appointment of community members will seek to achieve a mix of skills and to represent the diversity within and interests of the community.
The Convenors will then prepare a report to Council recommending the community members to be appointed to the respective Advisory Panels.
Community membership shall be determined by Council.
If more applications than positions are received, and deemed suitable for appointment as community members, offers of membership will be made to the top applicants and the remainder placed on an eligibility list.
Where a vacancy occurs, the vacancy may be filled by a person on the eligibility list (without the need for further approval from Council) if they are still interested and available to join, unless within 6 months of the end of the Council term.
The following Councillors have been appointed to the Advisory Panels listed below:
City Economy Advisory Panel
- Councillor Chen (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Ng (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Community Infrastructure Advisory Panel
- Councillor MacLean (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Valjak (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Cultural Advisory Panel
- Councillor Dr Frech (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Dr Prociv (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Environmental Sustainability Advisory Panel
- Councillor Darley (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Dr Greenwood (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
First Nations Advisory Panel
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Heritage Advisory Panel
- Councillor Dr Greenwood (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Dr Prociv (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Integrated Transport Advisory Panel
- Councillor Raffoul (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Dr Prociv (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Smart City and Innovation Advisory Panel
- Councillor Issa (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor Pandey (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Social Sustainability and Inclusion Advisory Panel
- Councillor Dr French (CHAIRPERSON)
- Councillor MacLean (DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON)
- All other Councillors are Ex-officio members of this Advisory Panel
Each of the Advisory Panels is listed below showing the relationship to the relevant Committee of Council. The minutes of the respective Advisory Panel meetings shall be reported to the Committee with which it is aligned.
| Committee | Advisory Panels(s) |
| Assets and Infrastructure | Environmental Sustainability |
| Customer, Community and Culture |
First Nations Social Sustainability and Inclusion Cultural |
| Finance, Property and Governance | Nil |
| Planning, Transport and Environment |
City Economy Community Infrastructure Integrated Transport Smart City and Innovation Heritage |
No. All community membership of an Advisory Panel is voluntary.
For specific information on the role of each Advisory Panel and Sub-Committee, please refer to the respective endorsed Terms of Reference documents available in the Resources section of this page.
You can email participate@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au or call Council on 02 9806 5050 during business hours (Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm) and ask to speak with the Advisory Panel convenor for specific queries or Group Manager - Office of the Lord Mayor and CEO for general queries.
Alternatively, you can pre-book a 15-minute out-of-business hours phone call with the respective Advisory Panel convenors using the links below.
- City Economy - Online phone bookings
- Community Infrastructure - Online phone bookings
- Cultural - Online phone bookings
- Environmental Sustainability - Online phone bookings
- First Nations- Online phone bookings
- Heritage - Online phone bookings
- Integrated Transport - Online phone bookings
- Smart City and Innovation - Online phone bookings
- Social Sustainability and Inclusion - Online phone bookings
Each of the Sub-Committees is listed below showing the relationship to the relevant Committee of Council. The minutes of the respective Sub-Committee meetings shall be reported to the Committee with which it is aligned.
| Committee | Sub-Committee |
| Customer, Community and Culture |
Grants Multicultural |
| Finance, Property and Governance | Major Projects |
| Planning, Transport and Environment | Affordable Housing |
The following Councillors have been appointed to the Sub-Committees listed below:
- Grants Sub-Committee: Cr Ellard, Cr Pandey, Cr Chen, Cr Jeffrey and Cr Pillamarri
- Affordable Housing Sub-Committee: Cr Valjak, Cr Greenwood and Cr Prociv
- Multicultural Sub-Committee: Cr Chen, Cr Raffoul and Cr Ng
- Major Projects Sub-Committee: Cr Issa, Cr Darley, DLM Cr MacLean
