Kirsten Livermore (Capricornia, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education) Share this | Hansard source

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Judy Tatow, or Auntie Judy as she is known to many in Rockhampton, on being named Female Elder of the Year as part of the 2006 NAIDOC celebrations. Judy is the coordinator for Anglicare Central Queensland’s Winnaburra Aboriginal and Islander Outreach Services. She has worked with the service for the past 18 years, providing support for Indigenous Australians.

Judy’s 30 years of leadership and selfless dedication to improving the lives of Indigenous people has been, and continues to be, a godsend to the Central Queensland community as well as to Indigenous people all over Australia. The list of organisations founded by Judy to support the Indigenous community of Rockhampton runs for pages. She remains involved with a large number of organisations in Rockhampton, including the Tarumbal Kindergarten, the Darumbal Community Youth Service, the All Blacks Sports Club and many others.

Judy was made Rockhampton’s Citizen of the Year in 2004, and the city celebrated earlier this year when Judy was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The people of Central Queensland, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, owe Judy Tatow a great debt. She is widely loved and respected because everything she has achieved has been in the service of others. My heartfelt congratulations go to Judy Tatow for this latest and much deserved recognition of her outstanding work.

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