Jill O'Brien's worked in the 1960s with the Family Planning Association of Victoria, through to the 1990s as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Department of Health, supporting efforts to improve women’s health and reproductive rights. She was active in community groups working to save the natural and built environment. From 1980 to 1981 was president of Kew Historical Society. In 1980, she stood for Kew City Council and served as Mayor in 1983 and 1984. Villa Alba’s preservation and restoration owes much to Jill’s determined efforts.Archival recordsSorted by subjectBox 10.2 / 7 folders Folder 1 - Urban Planning 2A Burke Road [Criss Cross Garden Supplies]. Folder 2 - Villa Alba Museum. Folder 3 - Yarra Bend Park [Heritage Nomination]. Folders 4 & 5 - Yarra Bend Park and Trust]. Folder 6 - Hitching Post / Grip of Time. Folder 7 - Alan Sumner's 'Four Seasons Window' [Kew Library].jill o'brien, raoul wallenberg memorial, yarra valley powerlines campaign, kew historical society, city of kew, kew municipal libraryjill o'brien, raoul wallenberg memorial, yarra valley powerlines campaign, kew historical society, city of kew, kew municipal library

Born in Bendigo and trained as a nurse in the 1950s, Jill O'Brien devoted a lifetime to social and environmental issues at both the State and local level. From her work in the 1960s with the Family Planning Association of Victoria, of which she was a founding member, through to the 1990s as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Department of Health, she supported efforts to improve women’s health and reproductive rights. She was most active on committees that worked to save the natural and built environment. The Powerline Action Group, the Studley Park Conservation Society, and the Yarra Bend Park Trust all benefitted her vision. In 1980, Jill O’Brien successfully stood for the Kew City Council and served as Mayor in 1983 and 1984. In 1980 and 1981 was president of the Kew Historical Society. Villa Alba’s preservation and restoration owes much to Jill’s determined efforts. s. On Council, she chaired a number of committees involved in the saving of the Kew River Parklands from the proposed transmission line of the SEC. She was the Council representative on the Merry Yarra Municipal Protection Committee.Archival recordsSorted by Kew Historical Society by subjectBox 10.1 / 7 folders Folder 1 - City of Kew Memorabilia Committee. Folder 2 - Kew Historical Society. Folder 3 - City of Kew. Folder 4 - Cassette tapes, photographs and negatives. Folder 5 - Kew Library. Folder 6 - Yarra Valley Powerlines Campaign. Folder 7 - Raoul Wallenberg Memorial. jill o'brien, raoul wallenberg memorial, yarra valley powerlines campaign, kew historical society, city of kew, kew municipal libraryjill o'brien, raoul wallenberg memorial, yarra valley powerlines campaign, kew historical society, city of kew, kew municipal library