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...
Letitia Murgha
Emma Miller award recipient - 2010
Letitia, who is a Kalkadoon and Kutjala woman, has worked for the Department of Education and Training for 40 years. She has also been a member of the Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Committee, the peak advisory committee directly advising the Queensland Minister for Education and Training and the Federal Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations on Indigenous education, training and higher education issues.
Within the QTU, Letitia has been the Workplace Rep at the Weipa campus of Western Cape College and has been a member of Gandu Jarjum, the QTU's Indigenous committee. She prided herself on having reinvigorated Labour Day marches in Weipa and taking an active role in QTU campaigns, such as the Weipa hostel campaign.
Letitia is a fierce advocate for Indigenous students and their communities, and a staunch union activist.