Cr Lyn MacBain will represent Singleton Council, Carol Russell will represent the Singleton Healthy Environment Group and Kenneth McDonald is the independent community member named on the new committee announced by Climate Change and Environment minister Frank Sartor last week.

The remaining 10 members are Rory Gordon to represent the NSW Minerals Council and Rio Tinto Coal and Allied, John Watson representing the NSW Minerals Council and Xstrata, John Neely from Macquarie Generation, Wayne Bedggood from the Hunter Breeders Association, Chris Gidney from Muswellbrook Council, David Casson from the Upper Hunter Shire Council, Dr Craig Dalton from NSW Health, Nicholas Hall from NSW Department of Planning, Wendy Wales from the Hunter Environment Lobby and Patrice Newell who is the community member nominated by Minister Sartor.

Ms Catherine Cole, who has worked in similar roles in public and private sectors, will chair the committee to meet for the first time towards the end of this month.

The advisory committee will facilitate community consultation and input into establishing the new network.

The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water received 22 nominations for the committee.

The chosen 13 were selected because they represent a broad range of views to ensure a balanced approach to the new air quality monitoring network.

The network was announced in October last year by Minister for Hunter, Jodi McKay.

The $1.5million network will see 14 air quality monitors, about the size of a garden shed, strategically placed across the Upper Hunter.