At a State-wide level, Alderman Taylor has just completed her role as Co-ordinator of the Country Women's Association in Tasmania's hugely successful International Conference in Hobart in 2004 She is also a Member of the Commonwealth Regional Health Services Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of Achieving Reconciliation Tasmania.
Nationally, Alderman Taylor is a Member of the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council and a consumer representative onto the Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency.
Alderman Taylor represents the Glenorchy City Council on the Hobart Regional Water Authority and the Southern Waste Strategy Authority (proxy).

Alderman Taylor lives in the Collinsvale area where she has been active in supporting community initiatives for many years. She is a member of the Cosgrove Community Learning Centre Management Committee, the Glenorchy Reconciliation Group and the Glenorchy Enterprise Development Group which is working for job creation.

As a Rotarian and a long-standing Member of the Country Women's Association in Tasmania, Alderman Taylor is committed to grass-roots community organisations.

Alderman Taylor is a member of the following Council Committees:
- General Manager Performance Review Committee
- Land Use Planning Committee
- Tolosa Precinct
- Access Committee,
- Community Road Safety Program

Chairperson

ADRIANA TAYLOR
MAYOR,
GLENORCHY CITY COUNCIL

Elected Deputy Mayor October 2005.

Life member Glenorchy Football Club - 210 games between 1957 - 1968.

25 years part time Sports Presenter, Tasmanian television.

10 years Journalist for the Tasmanian Mail newspaper.

Retired full time employment as a Sports Consultant for the Tasmanian Government after 38 years, during which time was the Executive Officer for the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame.

Currently represents Council on the National Fitness Southern Recreation Association, Southern Waste Strategy Board and Collinsvale Precinct.

He is the Exchange Branch Superintendent for the Glenorchy Stamp Club.

David is a Glenorchy Alderman (1999-2002, new term starting 2005) and a resident of Glenorchy for nineteen years. Apart from Team Glenorchy , David is on the following Committee's : Glenorchy Central Precinct (Convenor) Moonah Promotions Citizens for Glenorchy Glenorchy Access Advisory Committee Precinct Review Implementation Steering Committee Goodwood Community Centre Management Committee David has extensive knowledge in the field of service provision for people with disabilities and serves on a number of committee's in this area. Academic Qualifications: David has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science and History (University of Tasmania). Awards: Glenorchy Citizen of The Year 1990 Tasmanian Humanitarian Award 1998 Rotary International "Shine On" Award 2000 Glenorchy "Lend A Hand" Volunteer Award "Special Contribution" Category 2000 Order of Australia Medal (Queen's Birthday Honours List) 2001

Jan has been an office bearer of West Moonah Precinct since September 2000, overseeing activities such as the introduction of Neighbourhood Watch, Christmas lights bus tours, peace concert, park redevelopments and various other community celebrations that support community participation. She was Co-ordinator of Dowsing Point Community Centre from1993-2003. In that role she also became involved with Glenorchy Action Interagency Network (GAIN), Goodwood Connect Community Development project and Tasmanian Association of Community Houses Inc and Adult learning Australia Inc.

Jan is currently employed in the education sector, formerly at Guilford Young College and currently with Friends’ School. Jan was also an invited participant at a Community Leaders Forum, Canberra, 2001 and a mentor to the Community Wings project. Jan was a Centenary of Federation “Local Hero” award recipient, “Peoplescape” nominee and proudly named as Australia Day Citizen of the Year in 2005.

Jan is currently a board member of Star Tasmania Inc, a member of the steering committee for the Works festival in 2008, Chairman of Citizens for Glenorchy Inc. and a regular volunteer with several other community groups.

Worked in the automotive industry in Glenorchy for 30 years, and in own business for 18 years.
Involved in motor sport for 22 years, winning two State Titles.
10 years of Youth work in the North Hobart area.
Member of Moonah and Glenorchy Business Association for 9 years.
Qualified mechanic with an Advanced Certificate and Diesel Endorsement. Also licenced Auto Gas Fitter.

Beres is a self employed potter, operating from his property at Collinsvale. Previously, he taught within the Catholic education system, having held the positions of Science master at Marist Regional College, Burnie and Science and Computing master at St Virgil's College, Austin's Ferry. Beres has also travelled and taught overseas. Positions currently held Chair TARFish, the Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing Public Officer of Collinsvale Community Association Inc. Public Officer of Citizens for Glenorchy Inc. President of Tasmanian Potters Society Inc. Deputy Chairman of St John's Parish Pastoral Council, St John's Parish Glenorchy, Board member Rotary Club of Glenorchy, member of Collinsvale/ Glenlusk Community Precinct Committee (and past secretary) Past recreational fishery delegate/representative on TasFRAB. National Finance Director of Australian National Sportfishing Association Ltd. (ANSA) State President and past Secretary of ANSA Tasmania branch.

Joerg came to Australia in 1954, and to Tasmania in 1955 with his family in Strahan. He has lived in Hobart since 1964.

He is a foundation member of the Moonah Arts Centre, and has lectured in Cultural Studies at TAFE. He has also been involved in multicultural activities and is an active member of the East Moonah Precinct. He continues to be active in the arts and works as a volunteer teacher at the Glenview Home.

Joerg has lived in Lutana since 1967 and enjoys fly fishing, good food and wine.

Alex is an active volunteer and his membership includes-
• Hobart and Glenorchy RSL
• Multicultural Council of Tasmania
• Red Cross
• Pensioners Association
• Abbeyfield Society
• Glenorchy Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee
• Linkages
• Glenorchy Safer Communities Committee
• Polish Senior Citizens Club

Alex has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for the community for the past 60 years. His interests are sport, music, gardening, and people.
 

John Brennan, BSc (Hons) has formative experience (six years) with environmental assessment, regulation and waste management programs at State and Local Government level.

For the last 13 years John’s services have been engaged at a senior management level by Veolia Environmental Services (formerly Collex) for the involvement, development, implementation and support of quality (ISO9001), safety (AS4810) and environmental management (ISO14001) systems, human resource management, marketing/business development and operational consultancy/services to internal operations and customers on technical issues regarding waste, particularly hazardous and Antarctic waste.

John has travelled overseas and worked in Antarctica representing a well known global environmental company. John has excellent communication and report writing skills and has presented marketing and technical information at state, national and international conferences and has a number of publications in the environmental field. John is an active participant in industry and professional associations.

Frank has extensive local government experience, with 7 years at Director level at the City of Fremantle in WA. Prior to that, he managed the internal audit and treasury functions for Transperth – Perth’s public transport provider. And prior to Transperth Frank spent many years working for various Commonwealth Government agencies in Western Australia including Aboriginal Affairs, Employment, Social Security, Australian Electoral Commission, Department of Defence and Australian National Audit Office. This experience provided him with an extensive background in accounting, general administration, management and performance auditing.

After growing up and going to school in Glenorchy, John joined Tasmania Police in 1982 as a member of the last Cadet Course. Since graduation, he has worked at Hobart, Bellerive, Glenorchy, and the Hobart Criminal Investigation Branch before spending three years working with the Papua New Guinea Constabulary as a police advisor in the coastal city of Lae.

Upon returning to Tasmania, John had a short stint back at the Criminal Investigation Branch before being promoted to the rank of Inspector at Queenstown. John returned to Glenorchy in 2007 after working on the northwest and east coast.

John has family and sporting ties with Glenorchy and is passionate about promoting the city as a vibrant, innovative, inclusive and safe place to live. 

                                                          Hayden was elected to Council in November 2002. He lived in Rosetta for 30 years and now resides in West Moonah. He has been married to wife Sandra for 37 years and has 2 children.

Following his position as State Marketing Manager of the Health Insurance Commission which administers Medicare and Medibank Private, Haydyn and his wife owned their own business and for the past 10 years he has worked as a Real Estate Consultant for Roberts Glenorchy.

Haydyn has been actively involved in sport and community service. He umpired T.F.L. football for over 20 years and is a life member, as well as being a competitor (State Representative) and athletic administrator.

Haydyn is the Race Director of the Point to Pinnacle Fun Run and Walk as well as Chairman and Race Director of the City to Casino Fun Run.

In 2000 he was honoured as Citizen of the Year in the City of Glenorchy. His community service includes past president of the Rotary Club of Glenorchy and the Moonah Glenorchy Business Association.

Alderman Neilsen is Council's representative on the:

• Glenorchy City Bicycle Committee
• Cycling South
• Local Area Fire Committee
• Alderman's Code of Conduct Panel

Carol was chosen by the Parliament of Tasmania on 25/8/2005 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate. She was Acting State Secretary, ALP (Tas) in 2000, and previously Assistant Secretary for Education and Training, ALP (Tas).

• Other positions held include:
• Member, Parliamentary Group on Population Development
• Secretary, Australia/Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Convenor, Parliamentary Friends of Parkinson's
• Co-convenor, Parliamentary Friends of Arthritis
• Member, Emily's List

Prior to entering Federal Parliament, Carol was:
 

• Advisor to Senator S M Mackay
• Portfolio Services Manager, Dept of Premier and Cabinet (Tas)
• Advisor/Office manager, Officer of the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tas)
• Advisor/Office Manager, Office of the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tas)

SENATOR CAROL BROWN