sentences:  A function room at Subiaco Oval, the Barry Cable Room, is named in Cable's honour.In 1997, Hendy Cowan, the Western Australian Minister for Commerce at the time, appointed Cable to the position of the newly formed Aboriginal Economic Development Council, designed to facilitate the "development of Government policy and programs to expand economic opportunities for Aboriginal people".Cable has also been involved in a number of charity efforts involving cycling, especially long-distance cycling.