Our National Council

The DRSC National Council is responsible for developing broad national policies, providing guidance on the development of national programs and overseeing the operations of the State Committees.

 National Council
National and State/Territory contact details

National Office

The Council is supported by the Directorate of Employer and Industry Engagement in each State and Territory.

Nationally it is coordinated through the National Office which consists of a Director, Deputy Director and Coordinator Employer Activities. The Reserve and Employer Support Division Director of Communication coordinates all publicity for the Council.

 National Office
 Director of Communications

Current Council Members:

• Patron
  Position vacant 

• National Executive
  Hon Shane L. Stone AC, PGDK, QC, National Chair
  Mr Jack Smorgon AO, Vice Chair
  Major General Greg Melick AM RFD S.C., Head Reserve and Employer Support Division
  Mr Richard Bluck AM, RFD
  
  
• National Council Members
  Mr Randolph Alwis AM, Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia Incorporated (FECCA)
  Mr Michael Barrett, Committee Chair for Tasmania
  Major General James Barry AM MBE RFD ED (Retd),  Defence Reserves Association 
  Mrs Gracia Baylor AM, The National Council of Women of Australia Incorporated
  Mr Tony Behm, Committee Chair for Queensland 
  Mr Adrian Beresford-Wylie, Australian Local Government Association
  Mr Richard Brooks, Council of Small Business of Australia Ltd
  Mr Rodney Cavalier AO, Committee Chair for New South Wales
  Brigadier Bruce Cook, Director General Reserves - Army
  Major General William Crews AO (Retd), The Returned and Services League of Australia 
  Professor Niki Ellis, Universities Australia
  Commodore Ranford Elsey RFD, Director General Reserves - Navy
  Mr Bruce Fadelli,  Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  Lieutenant Colonel Peter Hall, NZ Observer, Deputy Director Reserve Forces
  Mr Peter Harvey, Nine Network Australia
  Mr Craig Johnson, Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations
  Mr Mike Kinniburgh, Indigenous Business Chamber of Australia
  Hon Daryl Manzie, Committee Chair for Northern Territory
  Air Commodore Peter McDermott, Director General Reserves - Air Force 
  Mr Leigh Purnell, Committee Chair for Victoria
  Mr Peter Summers OAM, Committee Chair for South Australia 
  LT Colin Townes, Youth Representative
  Mr Duncan Warren AM, RFD, Committee Chair for Western Australia
  Mr Bill Thompson, Committee Chair for Australian Capital Territory
  Vacant, Australian Council of Trade Unions

The National Council comprises wide-ranging representation including:

• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Australian Industry Group
• Council of Small Business of Australia  
• Defence Reserves Association
• Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia
• Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
• The education sector
• The media
• The Returned and Services League of Australia
• The National Council of Women of Australia
• Youth
• ADF representatives
  
  

 WA Defence Reserves Office

 SA Defence Reserves Office

 NSW Defence Reserves Office

 VIC Defence Reserves Office

 TAS Defence Reserves Office

 NT Defence Reserves Office

 QLD Defence Reserves Office

 ACT Defence Reserves Office