The Space Council has held a total of seven meetings in a number of capital cities including; Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. The most recent meeting was held at Mt Stromlo in the ACT, where members received a tour of the ANU Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre and the Electro Optic Systems Space Systems facility.
The Council has also developed a Strategic Road Map, which outlines the 2010 Milestones and its 2020 Targets and Outcomes for the space sector. A copy of the Space Industry Innovation Council's Strategic Road Map can be 
downloaded here.
Space Council members with Minister Kim Carr at the Opening of the Pathways to Space project at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney in March 2011 (Image courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum)
Strategic Advice and Working Groups
The Space Council develops realistic, pragmatic and strategic advice on space sector priorities. At the base of this advice will be a document which outlines the Space Council’s vision for the sector, and identifies key strategies to develop an internationally competitive space industry. This advice will be provided to Government.
The Space Council’s advice will emphasise the importance of:
Space technologies and applications as providing infrastructure for a prosperous society, especially the three core applications of Earth observation, satellite communications and navigation;
Identifying and strengthening areas in which Australia has world-leading capability; and
Recognising the equal importance and value of downstream utilisation to upstream infrastructure.
The Space Council will use its collective experience in the sector and consult with the sector in the development of this advice. The Space Council has developed its first stage of advice to the Australian Government 
to view the statement click here.
As part of this process, the Space Council has formed a number of Working Groups which will, among other things, examine:
- how space technologies and services enable the broader delivery of government policy, such as our response to climate change, energy usage monitoring and natural disaster management;
- the importance of position, navigation and timing services (such as GPS) to Australia's society, civic infrastructure and economy;
- strategies and key messages for the sector to communicate the importance of space technologies and services; and
- Australia's role as the “Big Ear for the Southern Hemisphere" in providing vital satellite ground stations, which listen out on behalf of international partners and ourselves from the large and quiet continental location which is Australia.
The Big Ear for the Southern Hemisphere Working Group has finalised its report titled 'The Big Ear Concept: Location, Location, Location!' to view the report click here.
The Government Alignment Working Group has finalised its report titled 'Government Alignment in Space Policy and Services' to view the report click here.
The Position, Navigation and Timing Working Group has finalised its report titled 'Position, Navigation and Timing Working Group Report' to view the report click here.
The Synthetic Aperture Radar Working Group has finalised its report titled ' Synthetic Aperture Radar Working Group Report' to view the report click here.
The Space Council has also established an additional Working Group to provide guidance on the priorities in Earth Observations from Space. The Working Group encouraged the development the report Australian Government Earth Observations from Space (EOS) National Infrastructure; Priorities for Australia's Space Policy in June 2011. The Space Council has endorsed this paper, which can be viewed at the Earth Observation page.