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The Wet Tropics Management Authority (the Authority) is celebrating the appointment of a new director to its Board.
A Djabugay and Yidinji man, Mr William Enoch-Tranby has been appointed as a Director for the Authority and he brings with him a wealth of experience working within the tourism industry promoting the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (the Area) nationally and internationally.
Mr Enoch-Tranby has more than a decade’s experience developing and delivering cultural tourism experiences, for which he has received multiple industry awards.
The appointment was made following nomination from the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek.
Mr Enoch-Tranby is now one of three Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples to sit on the Authority’s Board, including the Chair, Ms Chrissy Grant, an Eastern Kuku Yalanji woman and Director, Ms Ailsa Lively, a Gunggandji woman.
Ms Grant said: “Mr Enoch-Tranby’s appointment to our Board is an important step towards not only providing another voice for Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples to the Authority and its decision-making processes, but he also will be representing a younger demographic, which has been an aspiration of the Board, to take into consideration the perspective of the next generation of Indigenous leaders.”
“His award-winning experience in tourism will also be a great asset in delivering the Authority’s Wet Tropics Sustainable Tourism Plan 2021-2031 which has a strong focus in developing enterprise of Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples,” Ms Grant said.
Mr Enoch-Tranby has previous experience sitting on the Tourism Tropical North Queensland Indigenous Tourism Positioning Advisory Committee, the Tourism Tropical North Queensland Indigenous Steering Committee, the Queensland Rail First Nations Steering Committee and was the first Indigenous person inducted into the Queensland Young Tourism Leaders Program.
The Wet Tropics Management Authority Board of Directors is established under the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993.
The Board consists of seven directors, including an executive director. The chair of the board and an Aboriginal director are jointly nominated by both responsible Ministers. Two directors are nominated by the Queensland Government and two by the Australian Government.
These six directors are appointed by the Queensland Governor in Council for a term of up to three years and serve on a part-time basis. The Executive Director of the Authority is a full-time, non-voting board director.
The Wet Tropics Management Authority Board’s key function is to implement programs to meet Australia’s international obligations for the World Heritage Area under the World Heritage Convention. Persons are qualified for appointment as directors if they have qualifications or extensive experience in a field related to the Authority’s functions.
