The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies CEO on new council
The CEO of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, Darren Bark, has been appointed to NSW Government’s new Religious Communities Advisory Council.
Darren Bark
Following a competitive, merit-based assessment process, 15 members have been appointed to the new council, which Multicultural NSW Advisory Board Chair Nick Kaldas will lead.
Minister for Multiculturalism Mark Coure welcomed the new members, who will advise on matters relating to religious communities across NSW.
“I want to thank each member for self-nominating themselves and helping the NSW Government strengthen engagement with faith communities,” Mr Coure said.
“While this is the first time a council like this has been created, it’s actually formalising the work and active collaboration that’s been happening between the NSW Liberal-National Government and religious communities for years.
We understand when communities and government work closely together, it leads to better outcomes for everyone, and that is exactly what we will achieve for religious communities across the state with this new advisory council.”
Darren Bark told J-Wire: “It is an honour to be appointed to this inaugural council and to represent faith communities’ interests at the highest levels of government.
I thank the NSW government for establishing this council. While we still have challenges that need addressing, there is no better place to be tackling them than here in NSW. We are so fortunate to live in the most multicultural state in the world, and I look forward to working with Nick Kaldas and other community leaders on matters of importance to our communities.”
