Provenance

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.

Purpose/Function

Archival records

Arrangement

Sorted by subject

Content

Box 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].