Tracey Roxburgh

Twelve months ago Alison Beaumont looked in the mirror and asked herself a question which would change her life.

Queenstown's Taylor Rapley had two podium finishes in the United States at the weekend, finishing second in the slalom and third in the GS at FIS races in Eldora, Colorado.

Some have completed Wanaka Challenge, or conquered the Lake Hayes Women's Triathlon, some have quit their jobs and travelled overseas.

Remember these names: Stig, Jacques, Vice, Jasper, Koda, Buddy, Echo and Mako.

On March 11, 1985, the Queenstown Promotion Bureau registered as an incorporated society, employing one person with voluntary membership and no funding.

Queenstown has recorded the largest increase for guest nights over the summer in New Zealand, with a 33,000 increase in January 2010, compared to the same time last year.

A parking option which could affect 281 long-stay car parks on Ballarat and Boundary Sts will be discussed at the Queenstown Lakes District Council utilities committee meeting next week.

Queenstown's long-awaited new bus services look set to begin from July 1 - and may well be operated by Connectabus.

Professional golfer John Daly has provided The Hills with inspiration for its merchandising - and even if some the merchandising doesn't fit the golfers, it fits the golfers' personalities.

One of New Zealand's favourite opera singers, Dame Malvina Major, will perform in Queenstown next month as part of a series of concerts in the South Island looking back on her 45-year career and saying "thank you" to her fans.

Nine of the 22 Arrowtown Volunteer Fire Brigade members have now been trained in co-response, partly thanks to a donation from Altrusa Queenstown.