Our Board of Directors

The NQLC has a community based Board of Directors, made up of traditional owners elected from throughout the representative area.

In order for all areas of the NQLC footprint to be equally represented within the Board of Directors, the areas have been broken up into 10 representative wards: Cairns; Charters Towers/Hughenden; Innisfail; Mackay/ Proserpine; Mount Garnet; Palm Island; Tablelands; Townsville/Ayr; Tully and Yarrabah. Based on the approximate percentage of members within each ward area, there is one representative for all wards except for Cairns and Atherton, which each have two representatives.

Board elections take place every second year in each ward, with the ward members voting for their preferred candidate. This candidate will act as their ward representative on the Board of Directors for the following two years.

The NQLC follows strict separation of powers principles, with the Board of Directors being responsible for the setting of strategic direction and policy, and the Chief Executive Officer managing the operation and administration of the Corporation.  For more information on the responsibilities of the Board, please refer to Clause 15 (1)(i) of the NQLC’s Rule Book.

Angie Akee
Angie Akee
CHAIRPERSON - Townsville / Ayr Ward
Sarah Addo
Sarah Addo
DEPUTY CHAIR - Cairns Ward
Alf Lacey
Alf Lacey
TREASURER - Palm Island Ward
Errol (Mala) Neal
Errol (Mala) Neal
CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY - Yarrabah Ward
Richard Hoolihan
Richard Hoolihan
Charters Towers / Hughenden Ward
Warren Martens
Warren Martens
Cairns Ward
Rona Hart
Rona Hart
Innisfail Ward
Ross Sauney
Ross Sauney
Mackay / Proserpine Ward
Danny Hooligan
Danny Hooligan
Mount Garnet Ward
Tracey Joseph
Tracey Joseph
Tablelands Ward
Joann Schmider
Joann Schmider
Tablelands Ward
Nicole Huxley
Nicole Huxley
Tully Ward
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