ACT Disability Reference Group

What we do

The group ensures the ACT Government is aware of the issues affecting people with disability and their supporters.

Members contribute their experience as people with disability, carers of people with disability and people who provide disability services.

If you have feedback or advice about issues affecting people with disability, you can contact the Disability Reference Group.

Our members

Current members are:

• Ms Renée Heaton (Chair)
• Erika Lyons (Deputy Chair)
• Ms Ajar Sana
• Mr Ben Zarew
• Mr Craig Wallace
• Ms Alarna Moscaritolo
• Mr Graham Downie
• Mr Nic Stuart
• Ms Patrice Soward
• Ms Tess Yvanovich
• Ms Maria French
• Ms Patricia Songoro
• Ms Jasie Amghar
• Mr Michael Culhane
• Ms Josephine Smith
• Ms Jo Huxley
• Ms Catherine Rule, Director-General of the Community Services Directorate in the ACT Government
• Mr Nick Stathis, Executive Branch Manager, Disability, Seniors and Veterans, Community Services Directorate

Meeting dates

The group meets 6 times a year.

Terms of reference

The terms of reference for the ACT Disability Reference Group defines:

• the group’s scope of work
• how members will work together to achieve the group’s goals.

Read the ACT Disability Reference Group terms of reference [PDF 269.6 KB].

Publications

• 7 February 2023: communiqué ACT Disability Reference Group: notes from the Community Services Directorate's ACT Disability Reference Group meetings.

Contact us

Contact the ACT Disability Reference Group through the ACT Office for Disability.