Onslow-Western/Wharangi - I'm With You

My key focus is representing your voice at the Council.

Below is a list of some of the community events I've attended in the last few months to listen and to learn about you. If you want a hard-working, community-focused councillor that will be a strong advocate for you, please vote #1 for LILY BROWN.

Community Meetings:

• Karori Liaison Meetings x 3

• Northern Suburbs Liaison Meeting

• Johnsonville: WCC Airbnb commercial rates/levy proposal

• Johnsonville: Plane Sense re impacts of the Dec 2022 DMAPS flight path implementation to the western suburbs

• Onslow Residents Association committee meetings (guest)

• Northland Residents Association AGM

• Newtown Residents Association meeting

• Karori Events Centre Trust

• Karori Residents Association

• Special Interest Meetings/Events:

• Save the City to Sea Bridge events

• Mayfair development impact, Mt Vic

• Capital BMX AGM

• Wellington Prayer Breakfast

• Thai New Year Celebration at Embassy of Thailand

• Heritage NZ

• Wellington City Mission

• Wellington Annual Business Improvement District Summit

• Future Proofing New Zealand: The 2050 Local Government Forum (Infrastructure themed forum)

• Wellington Chamber of Commerce

• Business New Zealand prebudget meeting

• Retail New Zealand

• Vision for Wellington: Sessions on Infrastructure, Rethinking Our Numbers and Affording Our Future, How to Supercharge our Startup and Innovation Sector

• Ngaio Town Hall Centenary Celebration

• Wellington Annual Gold Awards

Arts and Culture:

• Nowrux: Persian New Year Celebration at Parliament

• Tamil Puthandu: Tamil New Year Celebration in Lower Hutt

• Songkran: Thai New Year Festival at Royal Thai Embassy

• Wellington Mutamizh Sangam: Tamizh language, culture &Mother’s Day Celebration

• 2025 National Shakespear Festival

• Ngaio Book Fair

• Ngaio Arts and Craft Fair

• Dahlia Tuber Sale: Ngaio Scouts Hall

Volunteering:

• Ekta: Saturday food distribution at St Peters Church, election enrolment assistance, winter blanket and socks distribution

• Daffodil Day: Collection at Khandallah New World and Karori Mall

• Otari Wilton Bush Open Day

• Yan’s supermarket – community election enrolment assistance

Quizzes:

• Kiwi Community Assistance

• Wadestown School

• Wadestown Scouts

• Makara Model School

Lily’s community drop in sessions:

• Wadestown: Le Maquis Café

• Karori: Marsden Village Café