Roy Ah See is a Wiradjuri man, born and raised on Nanima Reserve near Wellington, New South Wales. He was elected to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council in 2007 and has been council chair since 2015. He is also voting member of Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council. Mr Ah See has qualifications in social welfare and has worked at various government agencies and Aboriginal community controlled organisations. In February 2017, Mr Ah See was selected to be a member of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council and chosen to be a member of the Advisory Committee for the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Inquiry into the incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He has served on the New South Wales Local Government and Shires Association, and works in a voluntary capacity to help Aboriginal men who are experiencing challenges with drugs and alcohol.
