Out Wellington Inc will hold its AGM tomorrow, where a new board will be voted in. The volunteer committee which runs Out in the Square is losing current Chair Andy Boreham, who has been involved since the event's inception and helped move the fair from Newtown School to the central city. He is heading to China to study and as such is stepping down. Long-time member Aaron Halliwell and Treasurer Stephen Riley are also leaving the board. Club Ivy owner Greig Wilson and one of the organisers of Auckland's final Hero Party Scott Dunning have each expressed interest in becoming Chair. Wellington Asia Pacific Outgames co-Chair and former Out Wellington Inc Chair Virginia Hopkins-Burns is interested in the possibility of becoming a Co-Chair. Others interested in taking up roles on the on the Out Wellington Inc Board are Ben Mills, Arno Daamen, Johnston Connolly and Sara Fraser. As he bows out, Boreham says Out Wellington Inc. is "in the best shape it's ever been", having produced bigger and more popular fairs each year, and having organised a number of very successful fundraising events including a sold-out dance party and a number of queer art exhibitions. "This is the perfect time to hand the mantle over to some fresh new talent who can continue to grow Out in the Square in ever new directions." The Out Wellington Inc. AGM will take place at the Awhina Centre from 2pm on Saturday 18 August.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Friday, 17th August 2012 - 6:06pm