The joint KWRP and HSRP Steering Committee is made up of representatives from the following organisations plus the community:

• NSW Department Primary Industries, Fisheries (Craig Copeland, Chairman, Scott Carter) 
• Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (Glenn Evans, Sharon Vernon, Nick Staheyeff)
• NSW Department of Natural Resources (Ross Cooke, Ian Johnson)
• Newcastle City Council (Cr John Tate, Frank Cosgrove)
• Port Stephens Council (Helen Brown, Bruce Petersen)
• NSW Department for Environmental Conservation, National Parks and Wildlife Services (Rob Gibbs, Cathleen Straw, Estelle Blair, Laurence Penman)
• State Member for Port Stephens (John Bartlett)
• State Member for Wallsend (John Mills)
• Hunter Water Corporation (Garry De Redder)
• The Wetlands Centre Australia (Christine Prietto, Tara Ure)
• Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project (Peggy Svoboda, Rob Henderson)
• Community representatives (Jenny Castles, Evelyn Elfick, John Fitter, Dennis Hirst, Ann Lindsey (HBOC), Eric Line, Brian Purdue, Frank Rigby)