First Nations Voice Members are elected by their community to represent the First Nations people of South Australia.

They are independent of the government, Ministers, and Parliament and have a duty to act honestly and with integrity in their roles.

What do Local Voice Members do?

Local Voice Members are accountable to their local community and region.

They are expected to attend scheduled Local Voice meetings, join in discussions and vote on decisions.

Local Voice Members represent the First Nations people of their region by:

• talking with members of their community about things that are important to their community
• encouraging community members to share their views and discussing these views with their fellow Local Voice Members
• passing community views on to the State Voice and working with the State Voice on matters of interest to their community
• collaborating with public sector agencies and other organisations on policies, procedures that affect them in their local region - based on matters gathered by Voice Members and ideas raised by the community
• talking with local government and other organisations on things that matter to their local region - based on matters gathered by Voice Members and ideas raised by the community.

Two Members of each Local Voice are elected as Presiding Members and become members of the State Voice. This involves extra responsibilities and meetings.

Who are my Local Voice Members?

There are 46 Local Voice Members across 6 Local Voice regions:

• Murraylands, Riverland and South East: 7 Members (3 men, 3 women, 1 any gender)
• Yorke and Mid-North: 7 Members (3 men, 3 women, 1 any gender)
• Flinders and Upper North: 7 Members (3 men, 3 women, 1 any gender)
• Far North: 7 Members (3 men, 3 women, 1 any gender)
• West and West Coast: 7 Members (3 men, 3 women, 1 any gender)
• Kumangka Warrarna Wangkanthi (Central): 11 Members (5 men, 5 women, 1 any gender)

What do State Voice Members do?

Elected State Voice Members represent both their Local Voice region and are accountable to First Nations people from all the Voice regions in South Australia.

State Voice Members have additional responsibilities and attend State Voice meetings as well as their Local Voice meetings.

State Voice Members:

• hear the views of each Local Voice and form state-wide views and positions that represent the diversity of First Nations people in South Australia
• communicate more directly with government, Ministers and the South Australian Parliament and other organisations
• engage with and give advice to other levels of government and other organisations on policy and procedures that are of importance to First Nations people.