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coi The Committee for Sydney is an independent forum of business and community leaders involved in shaping public policy to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for greater Sydney.

The Committee for Sydney is an organisation that provides a voice that solely champions the interests of greater Sydney. The Committee for Sydney promotes the interests of greater Sydney by engaging in policy discussions affecting the city's global competitiveness as a business centre and as a place to live. The United Nations Centre for Human Settlement has stated that the Committee for Sydney has “strengthened the global orientation” of Sydney by establishing a conduit for collaboration between the government and business.

Multidisciplinary focus
The Committee for Sydney non-partisan and is not a single-issue group. Since its creation in 1997, the Committee for Sydney has convened numerous policy events, and has commissioned research and publications on the range of issues confronting Sydney. The multidisciplinary nature of the Committee for Sydney has meant that it is distinctively able to address diverse issues that challenge Sydney in a local and international context.

The issues addressed by the Committee for Sydney range from the arts to climate change and sustainability to counter-terrorism, to the promotion of Australia as a financial services centre.

Aims and Objectives
The Committee for Sydney aims to enhance the economic, social, cultural and environmental conditions that make Sydney a competitive and creative global city. The Committee also seeks to stimulate discussion and action on the issues that matter for Sydney.

The Committee for Sydney's objectives are to:


 * Plan the future Sydney-siders want for our city


 * Make Sydney an increasingly important international commercial centre


 * Foster Sydney's tradition of diversity and tolerance


 * Drive policy to enhance the global competitiveness of Sydney


 * Preserve and enhance Sydney's urban character


 * Make Sydney a safer city to live in and visit


 * Facilitate the creation of employment opportunities


 * Encourage corporations to increase support for the arts


 * Contribute to the festivals which make Sydney Australia's centre for events


 * Ensure a sustainable future for Sydney


 * Engage in decision making to ensure that greater Sydney is a prosperous place to work and live

Non-partisan nature
Since its establishment in 1997, the Committee for Sydney has maintained a strictly non-partisan programme.

The Committee for Sydney’s bipartisan membership and political independence means that it is able to purely champion the best interests of Sydney, without being subject to political coercion or electoral changes.

This independence and long term stability has allowed the Committee for Sydney to become an important forum for communication and cooperation between all levels of government and across political parties. The Committee for Sydney’s non-partisan nature allows for a variety of speakers from across the political spectrum, including the current Independent Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney and State member for Bligh, Clover Moore, Joe Hockey the then Liberal Party of Australia Minister for Financial Services and Regulations , then Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales Bob Carr and Frank Sartor the then Australian Labor Party Minister for Planning, Redfern Waterloo and the Arts.

Facilitating intergovernmental and bi-partisan collaboration
The Committee for Sydney creates a policy forum to facilitate key stakeholders, levels of government and political parties to work collaboratively to further the interests of greater Sydney. The Committee for Sydney’s multidisciplinary policy portfolio also means that it is a distinctive conduit for government and business stakeholders to participate and cooperate in the formulation of solutions for the challenges facing Sydney.

The United Nations Centre for Human Settlement has recognised that the Committee for Sydney has strengthened the global orientation of the Sydney's long-term strategic plan through facilitating collaboration between the City of Sydney, the NSW State Government and key stakeholders from business and the community.

The United Nations Centre for Human Settlement has highlighted the Committee for Sydney’s non-partisan nature by recognising that changes in the political party of the government of New South Wales has had “no effect on the direction of the strategy” for the long term development of Sydney as a global city.

Members of the Committee for Sydney also actively contribute to the development and implementation of policy initiatives at all levels of government. This is demonstrated in the "expert presentation" made by Committee Chairman, Mr Stephen Loosley, at the City of Sydney's "Sustainable Sydney 2030" presentations and its participation in the NSW Government’s process of developing a new “brand” for greater Sydney.

Policy forums and publications
The Committee for Sydney’s wide-ranging focus is reflected in the luncheons, policy forums and publications it undertakes. Recent forums and publications include:
 * Global Sydney: An Agenda for Continuing Growth, (2008)
 * Climate Change: Where Business Should Lead
 * Global Cities: The Contribution of the Arts
 * Global Cities: Elements of Success,
 * Global Cities & Counter Terrorism,.
 * Debt is Not a Four Letter Word
 * Sustaining the City: Sydney 2025
 * The Golden Thread: Sydney and Regional NSW
 * The Golden Egg: Sydney as an Economic ‘Motor Engine’

The Committee for Sydney also produces the “Perspectives” publication, such as "Global Sydney: An Agenda for Continuing Growth"

Membership
Members of The Committee for Sydney are actively involved in Sydney's business and community life, and are committed to making a contribution to Sydney's growth and future prosperity, while also preserving and enhancing its natural and built environment.

Board members

 * Chairman – Stephen Loosley, Minter Ellison
 * Deputy Chair – Lucy Turnbull, Turnbull & Partners


 * Max Moore-Wilton AC, Sydney Airports Corporation
 * Tony Stuart, NRMA Motoring & Services Ltd
 * Brian Tyson, Gavin Anderson
 * Peter Wyton, Maunsell Australia
 * Sally Loane, Coca-Cola Amatil
 * Alasdair MacLeod, The Daily Telegraph
 * Craig Pudig, Macquarie Capital Advisers
 * John Adamson

Current members

 * Craig Saddler, Boeing Australia & South Pacific Region
 * Dr Rob Lang, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
 * Grant Gilfillan, Sydney Ports Corporation
 * Dawn Casey, Powerhouse Museum
 * John O'Neill AO, Australian Rugby Union
 * John Hudson, Thakral Holdings
 * Dr Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan, Clean Up Australia
 * Elizabeth Macgregor, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
 * Richard Evans, Sydney Opera House
 * Bruce Morgan, PricewaterhouseCoopers
 * Chris Marrable, Project Control Group
 * Clover Moore, City of Sydney
 * Peter Ivany, Ivany Investment Group
 * Marlene Poynder, Park Hyatt
 * Fergus Linehan, Sydney Festival
 * Peter Hunt, Caliburn Partnership
 * Mark Ryan, Westfield Group
 * George Maltabarow, Energy Australia
 * Dr Edmund Capon AM OBE, Art Gallery of NSW
 * Alvaro Rey, Intercontinental Sydney
 * James Millar, Ernst & Young
 * David Gallop, National Rugby League (NRL)
 * Dr Wendy Were, Sydney Writers' Festival
 * Richard Colless, Sydney Swans
 * Peter Coates, Xstrata Australia
 * James Kell, Kell & Rigby
 * The Hon. Warwick Smith AM, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
 * Dr Norman Gillespie, Australian Jockey Club
 * Julie Levis, Clayton Utz