The First Nations Advisory Group exist to provide high level strategic advice to the Centre for Research Excellence.

The current  members of the CRE First Nations Advisory Group are:

• Bilawara Lee, Charles Darwin University
• Tracey Brand, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation
• Doogety Campbell, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation
• Dennis Bonney, Northern Territory Department of Health
• Lorna Murakami-Gold, Centre for Remote Health, a joint centre of Flinders University and Charles Darwin University (Alice Springs)
• Mark Mayo, Menzies School of Health Research
• Lesley Versteegh, Menzies School of Health Research
• Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri, Tiwi Islands
• Veronica McClintic, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University
• Loyla Leysley
• A/ Prof. Maree Toombs, University of Queensland