These are distributed to the candidates and leaders of all the major parties in the run-up to each election, with the issues papers and the party responses published on the WSROC website. Not all of WSROC's campaigns have succeeded, but even in these cases the organisation has usually had some impact on the policy debate. The organisation's advocacy has probably been least effective in relation to persuading state governments to make major investments in the region's public transport infrastructure, though WSROC was involved in the successful campaigns for the Westlink M7 Motorway, the South West Rail Link which is currently under construction and the North West Rail Link which is in advanced stages of planning. All member councils make an equal annual contribution to the operating costs of WSROC and have equal voting rights on the organisation's board, which is its primary decision-making body. The WSROC board comprises two voting directors from each member council who serve a four-year term concurrent with their councillor terms. The directors in turn elect the organisation's president and other executive positions. The organisation is supported by a small regional secretariat. Several professional committees made up of staff from member Councils also assist in implementing the work program. The Board sets WSROC's strategic plan and work program through a planning forum held every four years and regularly reviewed. The work program centres on WSROC's primary role – to lobby for the councils and communities of Western Sydney – but the organisation also undertakes a number of other "typical" ROC roles such as regional project development and management, resource sharing between councils and supporting regional joint purchase initiatives. "Our mission is: to secure – through research, lobbying and the fostering of cooperation between councils – a sustainable lifestyle for the people of Western Sydney and the provision of infrastructure such that no one should have to leave the region to have access to the sorts of amenities, services and opportunities others in urban Australia take for granted." WSROC's objectives, as set out in its Constitution, are:   A number of politicians who were subsequently elected to state or federal parliament had key roles on the WSROC board in the early stages of their political careers. Current examples include Chris Bowen who is the Federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and who served as a WSROC president, as did Paul Lynch who is the Shadow Minister for Attorney General and Justice in the NSW state opposition and Helen Westwood, a member of the NSW Legislative Council. IN 2015 former Member for Strathfield (NSW Legislative Assembly) Charles Casuscelli RFD was appointed CEO of WSROC.