Community Appointments

All elected members are appointed as representatives of QLDC or the Wānaka Community Board on a number of community organisations and groups. Here you can find the groups that have formal QLDC representation and who the representative is.

Community Appointments Community Association Appointments External Group Appointments

Community Appointments

Below is a list of the Councillors and WCB Members assigned to each community appointment.

Community Appointment	Member(s)
Aspiring Arts and Culture Trust	Councillor Clark WCB Member Hadfield
Lake Wanaka Tourism	Councillor MacLeod Councillor Smith
Destination Queenstown	Councillor Clark Councillor Copland (29 July 2021)
Arrowtown Heritage Trust Arrowtown Heritage Advisory Panel Arrowtown Lakes District Museum and Post Office Trust Arrowtown Promotion and Business Association	Councillor Copland
Creative Queenstown	Councillor Clark
Film Otago Southland Trust	Councillor MacLeod (18 March 2021)
Local Management Group – Social Services Wakatipu	Councillor Miller
Otago Conservation Board	Councillor Clark (29 July 2021)
Queenstown Trails Trust	Councillor Clark
Startup Queenstown Trust	Councillor Lewers
SPARC Rural Travel Fund	Councillor Ferguson
Te Roopu Taiao (approved via CE report 12 Dec 2019)	Councillor Clark
Wakatipu Heritage Trust	Councillor Ferguson Councillor MacDonald
Wakatipu Interagency Group	Councillor Gladding
Wakatipu District Youth Trust	Councillor Clark
Wakatipu Wildlife Trust	Councillor Clark
Otago Wilding Trust	Councillor Lewers
Mahu Whenua Trust (Soho Station)	Councillor Copland

Community Association Appointments

Below is a list of the Councillors and WCB Members assigned to each Community Association.

Association	Member
Albert Town	Councillor Shaw
Arrowtown	Councillor Copland
Arthurs Point	Councillor Ferguson
Cardrona	WCB Member Hadfield
Fernhill-Sunshine Bay	Councillor Clark
Gibbston	Councillor Whitehead
Frankton	Councillor Lewers
Glenorchy	Councillor Gladding
Hāwea	WCB Member Battson
Kelvin Peninsula	Councillor Lewers
Kingston	Councillor Clark
Lake Hayes Estate	Councillor Miller
Luggate	Councillor MacLeod
Makarora	WCB Member Battson
Mt Barker	WCB Member Taylor

External Group Appointments

Below is a list of the Councillors and WCB Members assigned to each external group.

External Group	Member Appointed
Albert Town Community Association	Niamh Shaw
Alpine Community Development Trust	Quentin Smith (Trustee)
Alpine Lakes Research and Education Centre	Calum MacLeod
Armstrong Trust	Barry Bruce
Aspiring Arts and Culture Trust	Chris Hadfield
Cardrona Community Association	Chris Hadfield
Elmslie House and Enliven	Ed Taylor
Events	Niamh Shaw
Friends of Bullock Creek	Niamh Shaw
Friends of Pembroke Park	Calum MacLeod
G and O West Charitable Trust	Jude Battson
Guardians of Albert Town Lagoon	Niamh Shaw
Guardians of Lake Wanaka	Calum MacLeod
Hawea Community Association	Jude Battson
Hidden Hills Residents Association	Niamh Shaw
Kahu Youth Trust	Calum MacLeod
Lagarosiphon Management Team	Calum MacLeod
Lake Wanaka Tourism	Calum MacLeod Quentin Smith
Catchment Group	Ed Taylor
Link Upper Clutha	Quentin Smith
Luggate Community Association	Calum MacLeod
Makarora Valley Community Inc	Jude Battson
Mt Barker Residents’ Association	Ed Taylor
Ruby Island Management Committee	Jude Battson
Shaping Our Future Liaison	Barry Bruce
Startup Queenstown Lakes (SQL)	Barry Bruce
Town Centre Business Group	Chris Hadfield
Upper Clutha A & P Society	Ed Taylor
Upper Clutha Historical Records Society	Ed Taylor
Upper Clutha Lakes Trust	Calum MacLeod
Upper Clutha Local Responsible Camping Forum	Barry Bruce
Upper Clutha Sports Community	Quentin Smith (Trustee)
Upper Clutha Tracks Trust	Barry Bruce Quentin Smith
Wanaka Airport User Group	Ed Taylor
Wanaka Alcohol Group	Niamh Shaw
Wanaka Arts Centre Trust	Chris Hadfield
Wanaka Community Hub	Jude Battson
Wanaka Chamber of Commerce (Ignite Wanaka)	Quentin Smith
Wanaka Public Library Association	Jude Battson
Wanaka Town Centre Property Owners Group	Barry Bruce

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