
Who We Are
Leadership

Janet Forbes
Director
Janet is an active member in her community of Blackstone and is a strong advocate for families and for children. She was a director of Desart, an Aboriginal peak arts body for art centres in the desert region in central Australia. Janet is a respected artist and member of Tjanpi Desert Weavers and Papulankutja Artists.
She is currently a member of the advisory council to BHP for the company’s mining activity in the Ngaanyatjarra lands.
Terms served at NPY Women's Council:
- 2024-2026 (Director)
- 2017-2019 (Director)
NPY Women's Council is grounded in, and continues to live and work on, the sovereign Lands of the Arrernte people, and the Aṉangu and Yarnangu people - the rightful custodians of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Lands.

