Eve Semple

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Eve Semple (born 1976) is a politician, women's rights activist and curator from Norfolk Island, who is a member of the Norfolk Island Advisory Council and of .

Biography[]

Semple was born in 1976 and she attended university in Australia.[1][2] In 2013 she was Chairperson of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee of Norfolk Island and spoke out about the poverty that many islanders faced after the financial crash of 2007.[3][4] She is also the convenor of (WAGNI),[5] who received a grant from the Australian government in 2018 to improve women's financial literacy on the island.[6]

In 2015 she was appointed to the Norfolk Island Advisory Council.[7][8] In the aftermath of the transition of Norfolk Island to Australian governance, Semple welcomed the introduction of Medicare and changes to domestic violence laws for women on the island.[9]

Semple is a museum curator and has held the role of Director of the .[10][11] In 2018, Semple and colleagues received a grant from the Australian Research Council, in order to promote and facilitate revival of the Norfolk Island language.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eve Semple interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Norfolk Island oral history project | National Library of Australia". 2021-10-31. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ Hayward, Philip (2006). Bounty Chords: Music, Dance and Cultural Heritage on Norfolk and Pitcairn Islands. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-86196-678-3.
  3. ^ "Norfolk Islanders face dire straits - NZ Herald". 2021-10-31. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  4. ^ "Welfare fight forces families from island". 2021-10-31. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. ^ "Norfolk Islanders divided ahead of self-governance vote". ABC News. 2015-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. ^ "Empowering Norfolk Island women | Former Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries". 2021-01-15. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Island Advisory Council members selected" (PDF). The Norfolk Islander. 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Norfolk Island's advisory council set for first meeting". RNZ. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  9. ^ "Norfolk Island grapples with change and political tension". ABC News. 2019-02-02. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  10. ^ "History and Archaeology of Norfolk Island - The Science Show - ABC Radio National". 2021-10-31. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  11. ^ Mühlhäusler, Peter (2020-10-12). Pitkern-Norf'k: The Language of Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-1-5015-0143-2.
  12. ^ "Preserving and reviving language and culture of Norfolk Island". Research Data Australia. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
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