Antinuclear

Sad news for the nuclear free movement. Vale Mrs Wingfield.

Suzanne Haseldine wunyie@gmail.com 22 Aug 14, After an amazing life fighting for country and culture Kokatha Elder Mrs Wingfield passed away at her home in Port Augusta on August 8,2014.

Mrs Wingfield experienced first hand the impacts of the nuclear testing in the South Australian desert. She dedicated her life to protecting her desert country and future generations from the effects of the nuclear industry. At Cane Grass Swamp in the early 1980s she lay in front of bulldozers to try and stop the construction of the Olympic Dam uranium mine. Her tireless work continued in the 1990s with the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta, a senior women’s council based in Coober Pedy who led and won a successful campaign against the federal government’s plan for a nuclear waste dump in SA.

Mrs Wingfield worked with people and groups of many backgrounds, she traveled extensively to attend forums and events and lobby politicians. In 2009 she was made honorary president of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance in recognition of her significant involvement. Mrs Wingfield will be widely remembered and acknowledged for her contribution to the nuclear free and peace movements in Australia and worldwide. Her resilience, passion and dedication remains an inspiration to everyone that met her.

May she Rest in Peace.

Funeral details: Friday August 29, 2014. 11am at the Lutheran Church, cnr of Dartmouth and Fern St, Port Augusta. The family have asked that everyone feel welcome to attend.

You can send a message to Mrs Wingfield family: 2 Cain Street, Port Augusta SA 5700.

Memories or photos to be passed on to the family when appropriate, can be emailed to: wunyie@gmail.com

Financial contributions towards Mrs Wingfield’s wake would also be greatly appreciated by her family and friends. Donate to:

Janice Wingfield  Commonwealth Bank SAV  BSB: 065507  AC: 10213429

August 22, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Opposition to nuclear, South Australia