Helen Gee (environmentalist) explained

Helen Gee
Birth Place:Launceston
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Conservationist
Organization:The Wilderness Society
Partner:Bob Graham

Helen Gee was an Australian author, editor, conservationist and environmental activist.

She was also one of the founding members of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society.[1]

She was author and editor of two important works in relation to conservation and environment in Tasmania - The South West Book, and Fight for the forests.

She had written a book for the Wilderness Society about the Franklin River and Franklin Dam.

She collaborated on other works, including a number of papers for the South West Tasmania Resources Survey.

She also was involved in the compilation of Tasmanian poetry in River of verse.[2]

After her death Bob Brown gave a eulogy at a memorial event in Lindisfarne, Tasmania.[3] Later another item from the pen of Geoff Law in Hobart appeared.[4] A commemoration is also noted at Monument Australia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Support the life that supports you.
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/verbatim/helen-gee/3662588 ABC Verbatim programme archived interview from 2011 see also
  3. http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/article/for-the-children-For the children ... at the Lindisfarne Citizens’ Activities Centre, Hobart on Sunday, 23 December 2012.
  4. http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/article/a-very-special-grace A very special grace Geoff Law 26.08.13 (noting that the photo captions have mistakes)