Frances Bodkin Explained

Frances (Fran) Bodkin (born 1937) is an Australian botanist and Dharawal elder.^{[1] [2]} She is the author of Encyclopaedia Botanica: The Essential Reference Guide to Native and Exotic Plants in Australia (1986).^[3] In the 1970s, she helped establish the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan near Sydney at a former meeting site of Indigenous people.^[4]

In 2017, Bodkin received a UWS Community Award^[5] and in 2019, she was nominated for a Landcare Australia land management award.^[6]

Honours

• On 5 March 2024, Transport for NSW named the first Parramatta-class ferry after her.^[7]

External links

• D'harawal dreamtime stories – Aunty Fran's stories
• Dictionary of the D'harawal Language

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inspiration from Dharawal educator . 6 March 2020 . . 14 September 2022.
2. My Garden Path - Fran Bodkin . . 31 . 34 . ABC . 6 November 2020.
3. News: How planting trees and grasses can help stabilise farmland in a changing climate . ABC Central West . Micaela . Hambrett . 3 August 2018 . 14 September 2022.
4. The secret history of the native hibiscus . Conversations . Conversations (radio program) . 28 January 2018 . ABC.
5. UWS Community Award recipient: Aunty Fran Bodkin . News Center . . 19 September 2017 . 15 September 2022.
6. Web site: 2019 INDIGENOUS LAND MANAGEMENT AWARD – NSW . National Landcare Conference . . 2019 . 15 September 2022.
7. https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/new-parramatta-river-class-ferry-starts-sea-trials-on-derwent/New Parramatta River Class Ferry starts sea-trials on the Derwent