Jenni’s Union activism has spanned more than two decades, from her grassroots campaigning on teacher housing issues in Charters Towers to pursuing school and teacher housing issues after Cyclone Larry and Cyclone Yasi...
Paula has led her very active and successful branch in local campaign initiatives around the QTU state election strategy, federal funding and MP relationship building...
Lyn joined the QTU in 1970, and after becoming a school Union Representative in 1974, went on to serve long terms in branch, State Council, standing committee and Executive positions for the QTU, culminating in seven years as QTU Honorary Vice-President...
Margaret held many positions within the Union, including Women’s Contact, State Council Rep and Conference Rep. She was particularly active in promoting union membership to young educators, and she also promoted the fight for women within teaching...
Jenny began teaching in 1976 and attended strike meetings and Labour Day Marches in the 70s and 80s. She was forced to resign from the Dept in 1983 to have a family, but she rejoined the Union in 1986 when doing supply and contract work...
Catherine became the Union Rep at Goondiwindi State School in 1995, and also served as President, Area Council delegate and the State Council delegate for the Border Branch...
June Coleman's involvement in the Union began in 1981, and her activism began in 1992, when she became the school’s Workplace Rep, a role she maintained for 16 years....
Maureen's involvement in the Queensland Teacher's Union began in 1994, when she was voted Union Representative at her school...
Jenni Holmes
Emma Miller award recipient – 2015
Jenni’s Union activism has spanned more than two decades, from her grassroots campaigning on teacher housing issues in Charters Towers to pursuing school and teacher housing issues after, firstly Cyclone Larry and then, five years later, Cyclone Yasi.
She was instrumental in the creation of the Cassowary Coast Branch, which she went on to represent on the QTU State Council and Peninsula Area Council.
Political lobbying included numerous submissions, discussions and invitations to federal Kennedy MP Bob Katter and former Hinchinbrook MP Andrew Cripps. Particularly noteworthy was Jenni’s positive delegation to a hostile LNP government at the 2013 Tully Community Cabinet meeting.
During the 1997 Your Rights at Work Campaign and subsequent election campaigns, Jenni’s team of activists ran stalls at the Mission Beach markets, organised enrol-to-vote activities and organised local media letter-writing campaigns. She also led grassroots enterprise bargaining and Gonski campaigning.