Councillor Ann Rocca

First elected to Queanbeyan City Council 1995, and has remained on council since.

Ann has been elected, and re-elected, on a platform of community consultation, support for the arts, promotion of Queanbeyan’s heritage, sound financial management, accountability and transparency, and engagement of the community in making decisions about our city.

Ann served as Deputy Mayor from 2002-2004, 2004-2005, 2007-2008

Initiated (as a councillor):

• The Q, Queanbeyan’s prize winning Performing Arts Centre
• Aboriginal Consultative Committee
• Extra funding for Showground
• Cultural Centre Steering Committee
• Cultural Advisory Committee
• Staff position of cultural development officer
• Axis Youth Centre

• Chair - Cultural Advisory Committee
• Chair - Cultural Centre Steering Committee
• Chair - Queanbeyan Palerang Library Committee
• Deputy chair - Heritage Advisory Committee
• Deputy chair - Access Committee

• Australia Day Committee
• Showground Advisory Committee
• Central Business District Local Improvement Task-force
• Aboriginal consultative Committee
• Companion Animals Advisory Committee
• Youth Information Network
• Sports Advisory Committee
• Queanbeyan in Bloom Committee (2007)
• Council workshops
• Council meetings
• Museum Working Group

• Convener - Empower (Eden Monaro People Only Want Employment Rights), Queanbeyan’s YourRightsAtWork group (2007 – continuing)
• Member - Empower (since its inception in 2005)
• President - Australian Red Cross Queanbeyan Branch from 2009
• Patron - Queanbeyan Players
• Founding member - Queanbeyan and District People for Peace

Other information

• Best attendance record for council meetings, inspections and workshops, (2007 annual report)
• Continuous training, attendance at seminars, consultations and conferences
• Previous vice president, Regional Arts NSW
• Former Chair, Southern Tablelands Arts Board