Mid North Coast Region
Councillor Malcolm (Cal) Davis is a Biripi and Dunghutti man from the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, with strong family connections to Rollands Plains and Dingo Creek. He was born at Raymond Terrace, on Worimi Country, and raised in Forster NSW. He has maintained a lifelong commitment to community and Land Rights.
Cr Davis has more than 40 years’ experience in the Aboriginal Land Rights movement, having been involved since the introduction of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act in 1983.
He has held previous positions at NSWALC and within the Aboriginal Land Rights Network. He was a Regional Councillor and spent more than a decade in senior executive roles with NSWALC, including Deputy CEO and Acting CEO, overseeing operations, policy, land rights and corporate services. He was previously the CEO of Forster LALC.
Cr Davis is passionate about supporting Local Aboriginal Land Councils in their delivery of lasting outcomes for their membership and Aboriginal communities. He believes that sound governance and membership commitment will lead to land activation and strengthen future opportunities for economic development and training and employment outcomes.
REGIONAL OFFICE CONTACT
Mid-North Coast Region includes the following Local Aboriginal Land Councils: Birpai, Bowraville, Bunyah, Coffs Harbour, Forster, Karuah, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Purfleet-Taree, Thunggutti, Unkya.