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Central Districts

Branch Committee

Chair

Ralph Body

Committee Member

Simon Bloor

Committee Member

Louis Changuion

Committee Member

Anne Jackman

Treasurer & Secretary

Cindy Lilburn

Committee Member

Michael Biggs

Committee Member

Andrea Campbell

Minutes & Reports

Minutes 2023

Minutes 15 May 2023
Minutes 15 February 2023

Minutes 2022

Minutes 3 November 2022
Minutes 27 April 2022

Minutes 2021

Minutes 24 June 2021
Minutes 25 February 2021

AGM Minutes

AGM 2023 Minutes
AGM 2023 Chair Report
AGM 2022 Minutes
AGM 2021 Minutes

To access minutes that precede the ARANZ Central Districts Branch 2021 AGM, please Email

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