I missed the Dawn Vigil this year due to storm damage and flooding in my house. I drove up that morning to attend the award ceremony at Bakery Hill.
My former partner, Helen Lee, had died on 13th September 2017, but she had been nominated for a Eureka Australia Medal, and new before her death of the award. Rachel, her partner, and I accepted the award posthumously at Bakery Hill.
Helen Lee had often accompanied me to Reclaim the Radical Spirit of the Eureka Rebellion events from 2002. She died within months of the death of Ellen Jose who was an important initiator of this commemorative event. Vale to the strong women activists who were active in this event.
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