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2007 Future Tasmania Citizenship Award Winner: Dr. Alison Bleaney, St. Helens, Tasmania:
This award recognises the long-term contribution of an outstanding Tasmanian in the areas of social, cultural and environmental activism, innovation, advocacy or leadership.
The inagural recipient of the Future Tasmania Citizenship Award, presented at the Launceston Conference in recognition of her commitment to the health of the St. Helen’s community was Dr. Alison Bleaney.
For two decades Dr. Bleaney has been not only a busy, popular and committed GP to the St Helens community, but also a strong and exceptionally hard-working advocate for a safe and pollutant-free water supply for the township.
Dr. Bleaney has spent countless hours studying toxicology and involving herself in audits and research into her community’s water quality. Her efforts have been essentially self-funded.
She has often been misunderstood by her detractors and unfairly criticised, but her belief that the community deserves the peace of mind of knowing they have safe water has left her undaunted.
If you would like to nominate any individual for this award for 2009, please contact us
