The Hunter Community Alliance brought together 863 members of diverse communities, environmental groups, unions and religious organisations to advance the common good and achieve a fair, just and sustainable future for the region and launch the HCA into the public eye on April 10th 2024.

Negotiations included the NSW Housing Minister Hon. Rose Jackson MLC and the Federal Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen MP, and a representative of the NSW Greens Abigail Boyd. The Alliance is a strictly non-partisan organisation, and will have follow up meetings with other members of the cross-bench, independents and members and leaders of the NSW Opposition in coming weeks and months.

All three elected officials, as well as over 800 people in the room, committed to attend again in 2025. We hope that assembly will feature more representation across the political spectrum and grow the breath and depth of organisations participating in the Alliance. 

To find a full review of the Founding Assembly, you can find the HCA Founding Report here.