- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1502
Burgess, Cathy
- Occupation Nurse
Summary
Cathy Burgess was active in the Australian Greens movement in the Hunter Valley area. She was their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Port Stephens in 1995 and in the House of Representatives for Newcastle in 1996.
Details
Cathy Burgess was a member of the Tomago Sands Action Group (TSAG) which campaigned in 1996 to stop the mining company, RZM from destroying old growth forests, polluting the aquifer at Tomago and threatening endangered species.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Burgess, Cathy, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-731070
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html