ALPA's board

ALPA is led by an all-Yolŋu board of directors from each of ALPA’s five communities: Galiwin’ku, Gapuwiyak, Milingimbi, Minjilang and Ramingining. Two directors are nominated from each community – one a traditional landowner representative nominated by the community’s traditional owners, and one a community member representative nominated by each Community Advisory Committee (CAC).

There is a CAC in each of ALPA’s communities made up of leaders across family groups. The CAC are uniquely positioned to advise ALPA on key areas of community-based concern. Each CAC is representative of the family groups in that community.

All board directors follow ALPA’s Directors Duties and Code of Conduct. This document sets out the responsibilities and expectations of individual directors. Every director agrees to abide by the duties and code of conduct when they’re appointed to the ALPA board. This helps keep their governance strong and ensures all directors understand what is expected.

Board meetings are held quarterly in ALPA’s member communities. Senior management and Yolŋu facilitators also attend board meetings.

In 2022/2023, ALPA’s board was over 80% female. In the 2019/2020 and 2016/2017 financial years, ALPA’s board stood at 67% and 50% female membership respectively.