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Christchurch and Canterbury Bureau Christchurch Press article, April 7 2009
Community Boards Conference 2009 It was an eye opener for the 270 delegates attending the Disaster Recovery exercise at the Community Boards Conference 09 in Christchurch last week. The delegates were faced with hundreds of casualties, no communications, infrastructure collapse, trapped and missing people and no help in sight in the initial hours of the simulated earthquake scenario at Wigram. Leaders of the community from all over New Zealand had to face the daunting task of gathering intelligence, searching and rescuing the injured, getting them to safety and looking after them in a set of exercises observed by the Minister of Civil Defence, Hon. John Carter and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker. Volunteer casualties and civil defence personnel put the delegates through their paces in the three-hour exercise that left many shaken with the scope of activities.
Community Boards Conference Media Release
Prime Minister John Key will attend the Celebratory Dinner incorporating the Best Practice Awards, for the Community Board Conference 09 in Christchurch next month. The Christchurch Convention Centre will be hosting community board members, other local government officials and community workers from around the country from 19 to 21 March to mark 20 years of community board services in New Zealand. Underpinning the conference will be the looming outcome of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, a decision that could see changes in all regions, says Yvonne Palmer, chair of the New Zealand Community Boards’ Executive Committee. “It was 12 years ago when we first met in Christchurch for the inaugural Community Boards’ Conference and it is appropriate that we return to Christchurch where we will debate 20 years of Community Boards,” says Ms Palmer, who is a member of the Shirley/Papanui Community Board. The Prime Minister’s attendance at the Celebratory Dinner will boost the prestige of the Best Practice Awards which is presented to community boards ‘which have made significant contributions to the process of achieving excellence in local government’. In keeping with their commitment to the community, the Celebratory Dinner will eschew wines in favour of healthy fruit juices, to show that the community leaders are being responsible hosts. Another highlight to the conference is the Disaster Recovery Dinner on Saturday March 21. This offers participants an opportunity to talk about the events which have impacted on our communities in recent times, says Helen Shrewsbury of Conference Innovators Ltd, which is organising the conference. “The terrible events in Victoria, Australia, have highlighted the importance of being prepared for a civil emergency. Leaders need to know what has to be done to help their community and be aware of the consequences of their actions, or inactions. You only need to look at New Orleans to see what happens when community leaders are not prepared for a natural disaster,” says Ms Shrewsbury.
The Travel Memo (November 12 2008) Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism Board: Megan O’Brien, one of the longest-serving member of CCT’s board, has been reelected. The Conference Innovators director has an extensive background in the business tourism sector. She is joined by current sitting board members: Deputy Mayor Norm Withers, Ian Hay, chief executive of Meta NZ, Blair Roxborough, Crowne Plaza Christchurch GM, Graeme Abbot, GM of Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa and Claudia Reid, a Christchurch City Councillor. Past Articles World Seed Congress, Micenet July 2007 World Heritage Meeting, Meetingnewz July 2007 World Heritage Meeting, Meetingnews (2) July 2007 World Heritage Sites, The Press 2007 World Heritage Meeting - Growth Industry, The Press, June 2007 World Heritage Meeting - NZ Sites, The Press, May 2007 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, August 2006 Inner Wheel, The Press May 2006 miceNZ.net article, Megan O'Brien - December 2005 miceNZ.net article, Tracey Thomas - December 2005 Resource Management Law Association Conference, The Press - October 2005 99's Conference, October 2005 Neonatal, Flight and Emergency Nurses' Conference, The Press - September 2005 99's Conference, The Press - August 2005 99's Womans Pilot Conference, The Press - August 2005 miceNZ.net article - July 2005 The Press article - March 2005 Surface Friction Conference, The Press - May 2005
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