Members are appointed to the Board in accordance with the provisions set out in Section 3 of the Geographical Names Act 1966. The Act allows for a total of nine members, four of which are those people who hold the office of, or are a respective nominee of:
- the Surveyor General of NSW
- the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- the State Librarian and
- the Department of Customer Service.
The remaining five positions are nominated by:
- the governing bodies of the Local Government Association of New South Wales and the Shires Association of New South Wales (joint nomination)
- the governing body of the Royal Australian Historical Society
- the governing body of the Geographical Society of New South Wales
- the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
- the Chairperson of Multicultural NSW.
These members are appointed by the Governor and hold office for a period not longer than five years. They are also eligible for re-appointment after the completion of their respective term.
Current Board
The following people are appointed as Board members or attend Board meetings as at 19 November 2019.
Members | Representative organisation |
Mrs Narelle Underwood | Surveyor General of NSW |
Mr Richard Neville |
State Library |
Mr Felice Montrone OAM |
Multicultural NSW |
Dr Terry Kass |
Royal Australian Historical Society |
Ms Monica Gibson |
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment |
Ms Dawn Routledge |
Department Customer Service |
Cr. Lesley Furneaux-Cook | Local Government NSW |
Mr Peter Gibbs | NSW Aboriginal Land Council |
Dr Alanna Kamp | Geographical Society of NSW |
Counsellors | Advising area |
Dr Peter Orlovich | Historical issues |
Dr Jakelin Troy | Language issues |
Ms Julie Christie | Addressing issues |
Ms Marina DeGabriele | Emergency Services |
Mr Angus Mann | Development issues |