Executive Committee:
Management committee is elected at each AGM make responsible and accountable decisions on behalf of members, advising membership accordingly and as per the requirements of the WCBIA Constitution.

Tony Brown – President
Terry Hudson – Vice President
Rachael Bell – Secretary
Peter Claxton – Treasurer
Jo Ladd
Greg Lambert
Luke Mares
Keith Roberts
Compliance Committee:
The Compliance Committee comprises relevant industry stakeholders and nominated industry representatives with relevant background to monitor and respond to all issues relating to membership compliance in accordance with the standards set down in the WCBIA Certification Rules.

Chair – Jo Ladd
Secretary – Rachael Bell
Terry Hudson
Tony Brown
Standards Committee:
The Standards Committee comprises relevant industry representatives and members of the WCBIA who consult accordingly in order to establish and monitor best practice standards for Marine Tourism in the Whitsundays. Currently systems and auditing processes are being developed to rate vessels according to crew, facilities and service standards.

Terry Hudson – Chair
Rachael Bell – Secretary
Keith Roberts
Trevor Cook
Climate Change Action Committee:
This committee under its charter will responsible for ensuring the WCBIA’s commitment to best practice principles in environmental protection, management and sustainability particularly in and on the marine and island national parks.

The key goal is to reduce the marine tourism industry’s carbon footprint. Climate Change and continued best practice in environmental management is a priority for association and relevant initiatives will be shared in partnership with the wider industry and government agencies to ensure increased education, awareness and up-take of environmental management to ensure a sustainable future.

Jo Ladd – Chair
Jan Claxton
Helen Sheedy
Wendy Ovenden
Rachael Bell