About the
State Bushfire
Coordination Committee
Role of the SBCC
The SBCC is a State-level South Australian Government committee appointed by the Governor made up of representatives and nominees of fire and land management and allied agencies, and representative organisations. Executive support is provided by the SACFS.
The primary roles of the Committee are to:
- promote the coordination of activities of agencies responsible for bushfire management;
- provide oversight, guidance and assurance regarding the operation of Bushfire Management Committees and the implementation of Bushfire Management Area Plans; and
- promote bushfire awareness.
The State Bushfire Coordination Committee is established under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 (FES Act), in Section 71. The Committee's functions are set out in Section 71A of the Act, and form the terms of reference for its operation.

Members
Members and deputy members of the SBCC are appointed by the Governor of South Australia for a three-year term. The current term commenced on 14 November 2020 and concludes on 13 November 2023. It is the sixth term of the Committee appointed by the Governor.
Attorney-General's Department - Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
Member - VACANT
Deputy Member - VACANT
Bureau of Meteorology
Ms Kylie Egan - Member
Mr Mark Anolak - Deputy Member
Country Fire Service Volunteers Association
Mr Andrew Cadd - Member
Mr David Lindner - Deputy Member
Conservation Council of South Australia
Mr Mark Ashley - Member
Ms Tessa Roberts - Deputy Member
Department for Environment and Water
Ms Fiona Gill - Member
Mr Damon Ezis - Deputy Member
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Ms Jude Formston - Member
Ms Danielle Kowalski - Deputy Member
Department of Primary Industries and Regions
Ms Justine Drew - Member
Ms Elena Petrenas - Deputy Member
ForestrySA
Ms Monique Blason - Member
Mr Peter Merry - Deputy Member
Landscape SA
Mr Michael Garrod - Member
Mr Jonathan Clark - Deputy Member
Local Government Association of South Australia
Cr Paul Yeomans - Member
Cr Heidi Greaves - Deputy Member
Native Vegetation Council
Ms Sarah Reachill - Member
Ms Merridie Martin - Deputy Member
Outback Communities Authority
Ms Jan Ferguson OAM - Member
Mr Tony Vaughan ASM - Deputy Member
Planning and Land Use Services - Department for Trade and Investment
Mr Troy Fountain - Member
Mrs Rhiannon Hardy - Deputy Member
Primary Producers South Australia
Mr Peter White - Member
Mr Don Gilbertson - Deputy Member
SA Country Fire Service
Mr Cameron Devey - Member
Ms Alison May - Deputy Member
SA Metropolitan Fire Service
Mr Peter Button - Member
Mr Phil Kilsby - Deputy Member
SA Police
Assistant Commissioner
Stuart McLean - Member
Chief Superintendent
John De Candia APM - Deputy Member
SA Power Networks
Ms Ali Walsh - Member
Mr Luke Brooks - Deputy Member
SA Water
Mr James Crocker - Member
Ms Brooke Swaffer - Deputy Member
Meeting schedule
The SBCC meets quarterly.
Communiques are issued following each meeting.
Meeting communiques
The communique provides a summary of the deliberations of the Committee at each of its formal meetings. This assist in communicating the general directions of the Committee between meetings, and ahead of the endorsement of meeting minutes, noting that the Committee meets quarterly.