Helen L'Orange further papers

MLMSS 11754

fonds

2003-2006

Textual Records, Clippings

9582851

0.17 metres of textual material (1 box)

Helen L'Orange is a committed feminist with a long history of involvement in local government, the NSW and Federal bureaucracies and community organisations. Born Helen Alidenes in 1942 in Mullumbimby, NSW, she trained as a teacher and taught in the public school system before working as Child Care Coordinator for Marrickville Municipal Council. In 1968 she was elected to Strathfield Municipal Council. In 1980 she was appointed Director of the Women's Coordination Unit within the NSW Premier's Department. In 1988 she became head of the Office of the Status of Women in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. From 1993 to 1998 she was the General Manager and then CEO of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. Since then she has held positions with NSW WorkCover, the World Health Organisation and the War Widows Guild of Australia. In 1994 she was awarded an Order of Australia for services to local government and improvement of the status of women.
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The collection includes additional papers relating to Helen L'Orange's roles, both paid and voluntary, within various Federal government committees, Australian universities and World Health Organisation, with a focus on social welfare matters, particularly women’s and children’s issues.

Appointment diary 1996
Preparation of tenders for Job Features, Commonwealth Job Network employment program November-December 2005
Tribute to Helen (Alidenes) L’Orange ’s mother Byron News August 14 2003
Resident action: traffic and street party 2004
Submission to Who’s Who of Australian Women 2006
Honorary Associate La Trobe University School of Public Health: Health Canada indicators project, co-author article for SPM International Journal of Public Health Gender Equity and Health Supplement 2004-2006
Australian Health Policy Institute Reviewer: Gender and equity in Health Policy University of Sydney 2004
WHO work 2003-2004
WHO mentoring project Fijian Women with Silveni Hazelman 2004-2005
Bound reports including WHO Report I: Progress report on the Kobe plan of action for Women and Health 2003, WHO Report III: Gender-sensitivity and gender-based analysis in Women’s health development 2003 and WHO report IV: The impact of women’s leadership in health and welfare systems development 2003
Documents relating to Fourth international meeting on Women and Health: Gender perspective for better health and welfare systems development: 5-8 October 2003: Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Australia board member and advisor to Board on corporate governance and community education 2004,2006
Mentoring Australian woman, Rose Read 2005
Welfare to work choices 2005
Review of Commission for Children and Young People Act and Child Protection Act 2004
Member Commission for Children and Young People’s Expert Advisory Committee 2005
Appointed assessor Local Government Renumeration Tribunal 2004-2005
Curator of Japanese Sumi-e art exhibition and workshops 2004

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