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Vale Joyce Wheatley

Councillor Julie Griffiths, President of the Australian Local Government Women's Association (ALGWA NSW), pays tribute to a well respected Life Member of ALGWA.

Joyce Wheatley 28 years on Kiama council has passed away.

The notable career of a well respected champion of Local Government, who spent eight years as Kiama's mayor and 26 years on the executive of the NSW Local Government Women's Association.

The retired high school teacher grew up in Camperdown before relocating to Kiama with her husband Frank and three children 43 years ago.

The couple operated a community group before both were encouraged to stand for Kiama council in 1980.

Joyce Wheatley's elevation to mayor in 1991 came at a turbulent time in the council's history.

However, her conciliatory approach proved to have a calming effect during volatile debates

Joyce Wheatley, who was regarded as a role model for female councillors, was presented with an inaugural award for women in local government in 2008.

"ALGWA", is saddened at the loss of Joyce Wheatley, she was a well respected member of the community and was held in high regard by her colleagues in the Local Government Industry said Councillor Griffiths. Joyce will be sadly missed by her friends and colleagues of ALGWA.

Media inquiries: Councillor Julie Griffiths: 0419 128 497

A celebration of life for Joyce will be held in The Chapel, Stan Crapp Funerals, cnr of Manning and Farmer Streets, Kiama on monday May 21, 2012 at 12 noon.
All relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers donations to St John Ambulance Australia would be appreciated.
A donation box will be provided.
Stan Crapp Kiama 4232 2371





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ALGWA (NSW) is the state's peak representative body for women who are in any way involved or interested in local goverment.

ALGWA measures its success by the number of women encouraged to join Local Government.

In 1951, when ALGWA was first organised, only 54 women had been elected. By December 1974 a total of 877 women had been elected in Australia, of whom 460 were then sitting members.

While South Australia had the first woman in local government with Mrs Susan Grace Benny, JP, elected in 1919, NSW has been the most successful state.

In 1974, 169 women were elected, the highest number elected up to that time in any one State, and the first woman Lord Mayor in Australia (Alderman Lilian M Fowler, MBE, MLA, JP, Newtown Municipal Council) was elected.

At the 1995 elections 406 women were elected in NSW (22.5%). There were 27 women Mayors (15%) and 37 Deputy Mayors but there were still 12 Councils with no women at all.

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