New Trustee For Destination Marlborough

The owner of a farm holiday park at Linkwater and a member of the Pelorus Promotions group, Barbara Faulls, has been appointed to the board of Destination Marlborough.

Her appointment was approved by the Council at today’s meeting. She replaces Dain Simpson as one of two Marlborough District Council-appointed trustees on the board.

Mrs Faulls and her husband established Smiths Farm Holiday Park on Queen Charlotte Drive in 1997.

Mayor Alistair Sowman says Mrs Faulls was one of 13 applicants for the vacancy and the calibre of applicants was very high.

Mr Sowman says Mrs Faulls was such a strong contender as she is passionate about tourism with a good understanding of the travel sector and previous experience with a community-based tourism promotion organisation.

A local woman who attended Linkwater School, Mrs Faulls’ first career was as an officer with the New Zealand Army where she was commended for her work in reactivating the Army newspaper.

As a former chair of Pelorus Promotions, a Trustee of the Havelock Vision 20/20 and as a member of Queen Charlotte Track Inc, Mrs Faulls will bring the voice of small business to the board table, said Mr Sowman.

Mrs Faulls believes Destination Marlborough should aim to become the top performing RTO in New Zealand and she will support increased collaboration between those working in the Marlborough tourism sector.

Mr Sowman says the Council committee has confidence that Mrs Faulls will bring to the board a valuable mix of skills and a good understanding of the current issues.