The Council of Chairs, bringing together the heads of every Fitzroy Valley community, has held its second official meeting, putting the priorities of the Valley at the forefront.

Chair of the council, Peter Murray, told National Indigenous Times that the new body had worked on compliance matters and registered its membership before tackling the things that matter to the people of the Valley, which is in the WA's Kimberley region.

"The focus of the chairs of each community was on the issues in their communities, we talked about those issues and we had a good meeting," he said.

"The representatives spoke about the priorities in Fitzroy Valley. The top priority is the youth at risk, and youth crime. We had a good workshop on that issue and everyone was fully engaged in dealing with the issue and coming up with solutions."

Mr Murray said the Council also discussed housing and environmental health.

"The other issues to arise were housing, which has been going on for a long time. We are trying to gear up and maintain the repair and maintenance programs in the Fitzroy Valley's communities. Representatives in the room said 'we are still living in poverty, some of our houses are unlivable and we are still paying for them and living in them'," he said.

"Healthy living is a priority for us. You make the community healthy, viable, livable - healthy families, and when you get healthy communities and healthy families, you get the youth issues right as well. If we can fix that, it will all fall into place in the long term.

"This is why the Council of Chairs was formed, to be a voice in the communities, to knock on the government's doors and say 'what is going on?', whether it is housing, youth at risk, domestic violence, roads - you name it, the list is long."

Mr Murray said there were now around 55 chairpersons registered on the Council of Chairs, with Bunuba Elder Patsy Bedford elected deputy chair.

"There are about 50 main communities and other smaller ones, so around 55 chairs in total are registered... We are hoping to get some funding in the future from the government to support our work," he said.