COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD

Our Community Advisory Board team at Territory FM is made up of Charles Darwin University staff, Community leaders and TFM Volunteers.

They are supporters of TFM who believe in the radio station’s work in the community and are tasked with helping us bridge the communication between Territory FM and the wider community.

George Roussos is a long term board member, George helps his clients resolve issues through negotiation, mediation and litigation. George has degrees in law, economics and business administration. George has served on many committees and business associations, including as President of the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce; Chair of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Advisory Council, and as a Director of the Power and Water Corporation.

Sabaratnan Prathapan has been heavily involved with community activities around Darwin for almost 40 years and is a two-time graduate of CDU with a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Certificate in Teaching. He has developed several community-based initiatives that focus on equality and inclusivity in the greater Darwin community, including the development of the Hindu society and its temple over 30 years ago.

Daryl Manzie AM is an Australian former politician and long term Territory FM announcer. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001. Manzie served as a police officer for 15 years with the Northern Territory Police. Our Daryl spent 16 years hosting Territory Talk and Mornings as a volunteer.

Emma Sullivan is a long term board member. She is a passionate supporter of multicultural content on Territory FM.

Mark Smith (Chair) started out as a drummer in Darwin bands Drum Drum and Culture Connect. Mark later took on management of Darwin duo Sietta – the group achieving significant national impact with their first album, securing partnerships with Elefant Traks, Universal Publishing and New World Artists/Artist Voice. Mark has been the Executive Director of MusicNT for the past ten years and, in that time, has grown the organisation’s internal capacity by initiating and supporting programs to deliver clear and sustainable outcomes for the NT music industry. Mark has high-level project management and governance experience, and holds a Bachelor of Business. We welcome Mark to our advisory board.

Paul Thomson also joins our board in 2025. He works in all media as a Creative Director, producer, writer, editor, camera op, animator. Producing TV ads, covering events, doco’s and socials.

Hilly Alcock is a dynamic marketing leader with a couple of decades of experience in hospitality, entertainment, and events. Massive support of local arts and the Darwin Festival.

Jih Seymour is a long term on air presenter for TFM who transitioned into a volunteer presenter about 8 years ago. Jih continues to support the stations programming to this day in various roles.

Professor Ram Vemuri was an Associate Professor of Economics at CDU. His research expertise is in the area of economic applications to contemporary issues. He has written extensively in the area of Applied Economics emphasizing the importance of economic contribution by humans rather than capital and finance.