One Safer Together - Governance Review Actions

Safer Together has grown significantly in reach and maturity since our beginnings in 2013.  While we are highly effective and valued by our members, our governance and administrative structures need to evolve to be fit for the future. 

In July 2025 our members gave us the ‘green light’ to move ahead with our plan to form One Safer Together.

One Safer Together:

• Entails a single legal entity and Board for efficiency.
• Will retain the regional steer provided by the Qld and WA/NT SLGs.
• Strengthened governance by clarifying the role of the Board vs the SLG vs the Executive Director (Support Team) and appoint an Independent Director.

One Work Plan:

• An aligned Strategic Plan, delivered by one national Work Plan
• One national budget.
• Clarify the role of Working Groups in the context of delivery of Strategic Plan objectives.

Good Governance:

• Improved risk and financial controls.
• Strengthened processes for managing delivery of High Priority Programs and Projects.

Operational Excellence:

• Improvements to member engagement, business tools and processes, and financial management systems.
• Management platforms, including the Safer Together website and engaging with collaboration partners.