PCAL Members

Chairperson

The Premier's Council for Active Living (PCAL) is chaired by an independent chairperson, Elizabeth (Libby) Darlison. Libby has extensive experience in the field of physical activity as an academic, government bureaucrat and independent consultant. She is particularly interested in the creation of environments that facilitate physical activity, and the establishment of policies and high level strategies that result from partnerships and strategic alliances across government, and between government, business and civil society. Libby is currently Director of the Miller Group - Management and Social Issues Consultants and is also a member of the Board of the NSW Institute of Sport and the Western Parklands Stakeholder Alliance. She has chaired a number of Ministerial Committees.

Member Organisations

PCAL comprises senior representatives from across government, industry and the community sector, including:

• Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
• Department of Community Services - Communities Division
• Department of Education and Training
• Department Environment and Climate Change
• Department of Health
• Department of Housing
• Department of Local Government
• Department of Planning
• Fitness NSW
• Insurance Australia Group
• Ministry of Transport
• National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division)
• NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health
• Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation
• Department of Premier and Cabinet
• Roads and Traffic Authority

Expert advice on physical activity is provided by Professor Adrian Bauman from the Centre for Physical Activity and Health at the University of Sydney.