Thank you Senator Rachel Siewert We would like to thank Senator Rachel Siewert for her dedicated work and outstanding achievements over 15 years as a Greens Senator for WA. Rachel announced in August 2020 that she would not be nominating for pre-selection for the next federal election. Rachel is a champion of social justice and will be a great loss to federal politics. She is a strong and compassionate advocate for people facing disadvantage. We are proud to have Rachel as one of three Patrons of Tuart Place, and appreciate her keen interest and advocacy on behalf of Forgotten Australians, former child migrants, and members of the Stolen Generations and their descendants.
Rachel at a Tuart Place Christmas party
Clontarf Heritage Update by Mike Carroll, Secretary, Clontarf Old Boys Heritage Committee (COBHC) The Heritage Committee continues to move with the times, in the spirit of its humble beginnings as the Clontarf History Project in 2004. The current work of the Committee includes engaging with the Indigenous Land Council (ILC), which was represented by Roger Stein at our last meeting on 16 September 2020. The primary role of the COBHC at present is to request, through the ILC, that portions of the Clontarf site be included in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s forthcoming assessment and survey. This is to ensure an appropriate Management Category is allocated to each portion of the site. Of particular interest to the COBHC is the assessment of Michael Bowman’s grave and the category in which this portion will be contained and in particular how it
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will it be managed. The last survey by the Heritage Council was completed in 2015. The ILC representative, Roger Stein, has assured the Committee that our request will be followed up. The Committee realises that the inclusion in the Scope of Listings by the Heritage Council of Michael Bowman’s grave site and other portions of the Clontarf site may take time to assess. In the meantime, the Committee’s secondary role is to provide opportunities for Old Boys to meet up for lunch at the Cafe Central in East Victoria Park. Our goal is to maintain social cohesion within the group and in particular to support those Old Boys who may feel isolated.
COBHC members Mike, Kevin, Dennis & Dougie
