COMMUNITY · DARWIN, NT
Darwin appoints five community representatives to access committee
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Tiffany Brown will chair Darwin’s Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee following five community appointments.
City of Darwin announced five community appointments to its Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee on 7 October 2026. Returning member Tiffany Brown will chair the committee, which advises Council on access and inclusion for people of all abilities.
The committee considers the needs of people who live, work, study or visit in the municipality. It meets between four and six times a year and makes recommendations on accessibility matters. Brown is a Deaf woman and founder of Deaf-led accessibility consultancy AccessiBelle.
The other community representatives are youth development coach Rikki Dehne, Mental Illness Fellowship Australia NT programmes manager Jessica Simmons, wheelchair user and sustainable tourism graduate Jorge Palma, and carer and accessible transport advocate Helen Pachos. Their experience includes youth disability support, mental health, public-space accessibility and transport. Councillor Clarence McCarthy-Grogan has also joined the committee, bringing experience in wheelchair basketball, mentoring and community advocacy. Council’s announcement sets out each member’s background and the committee’s advisory role.
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