Education advocate Jan Heaslip OAM dies at age 87
The inaugural president of the Northern Territory Isolated Children's Parents' Association and first chairperson of an Alice Springs boarding school council, who passed away this week at 87, is remembered as a tireless advocate for children from the bush.
Education advocate Jan Heaslip OAM has passed away at the age of 87. Ms Heaslip was a founding president of the Northern Territory Isolated Children's Parents Association and a remote education advocate, as well as the first chair of the college council of St Philip's College in Alice Springs. She received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1992 for her service to children's education in isolated areas.
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