On behalf of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) Dr John Herron is pleased to announce the membership appointments to the following ANCD Committees: 

• National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)
• Asia-Pacific Drug Issues Committee (APDIC)
• Of Substance (National Magazine) Board of Management
• Of Substance (National Magazine) Editorial Reference Group

Dr Herron thanked the previous members of these committees for their hard work and dedication over the previous term and looked forward to working with re-appointed and new members on some of the pressing issues affecting these areas.

National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee

Assoc Prof Ted Wilkes (Chair)
Aboriginal Research Programs
National Drug Research Institute WA

Ms Coralie Ober (Co-Deputy Chair)
Research Fellow
University of Qld
Qld Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre

Mr Scott Wilson (Co-Deputy Chair)
Director
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council SA

Ms Donna Ah Chee
Chief Executive Officer
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NACCHO

Mr Matthew Bonson
Chief Executive Officer
Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc. NT

Ms Viki Briggs
Director
Centre for Excellence in Tobacco Control VIC

Ms Wendy Casey
A/Principal Project Officer
Aboriginal Alcohol & Other Drug Programs
Drug and Alcohol Office WA

Mr Bradley Freeburn
Drug and Alcohol Coordinator
Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern NSW

Prof Dennis Gray
Deputy Director
National Indigenous Research Institute WA

Ms Kristie Harrison
Project Officer at Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council NSW

Dr John Herron
Chairman of the ANCD

Mr Romlie Mokak
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association

Prof Cindy Shannon
Director
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health and Centre for Indigenous Health
University of Qld

NIDAC Advisors                 

Australian National Council on Drugs
Department of Health & Ageing
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health    

Asia-Pacific Drug Issues Committee  

Associate Professor Robert Ali (Chair)
Director
WHO Collaborating Centre for the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems
University of Adelaide

Professor Steve Allsop
Director
National Drug research Institute 

Professor Louisa Degenhardt
Principal, Centre for Adolescent Health
Burnet Institute

Professor Kate Dolan
Program of International Research and Training
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre 

Professor Michael Farrell
Director
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre 

Dr John Herron
Chairman
Australian National Council on Drugs

Dr John Howard
Senior Lecturer
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Former AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty
Adjunct Professor
Australian National University

Ms Ele Morrison
International Program Manager
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)

Mr Garth Popple
Director
We Help Ourselves

Professor Robert Power
Principal for Disease Prevention
Burnet Institute

Mr Gino Vumbaca
Executive Director
Australian National Council on Drugs

Of Substance Board of Management

Dr John Herron (Chair)
Chairman
Australian National Council on Drugs

Ms Mary-Lou Jarvis
Legal & Communications Adviser
Corporate & Government Sector

Mr Ross Pearson
Strategy Analyst
Advertising Industry

Mr Gino Vumbaca
Executive Director
Australian National Council on Drugs

Dr Dennis Young
Executive Director
DrugArm Australasia

Of Substance Editorial Reference Group   

Prof Steve Allsop (Chair)
Director
National Drug Research Institute

Mr Sam Biondo
Executive Officer
Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association

Dr Rodger Brough
Addiction Medicine Physician
South West HealthCare

Dr Neil Donnelly
Research Manager
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Dr John Herron
Chairman
Australian National Council on Drugs

 Dr Caitlin Hughes
Research Fellow
Drug Policy and Modelling Project, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
University of New South Wales

A/Prof Lynne Magor Blatch
Executive Officer
Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association

Mr David McDonald
Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health,
Australian National University

Prof Ann Roche
Director
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

Mr Chris Tanti
Chief Executive Officer
Headspace

Mr Tony Trimingham
Chief Executive Officer
Family Drug Support

Mr Gino Vumbaca
Executive Director
Australian National Council on Drugs

Ms Nicole Wiggins
Manager
Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy