Frances (Fran) Bodkin (born 1937) is an Australian botanist and Dharawal elder.[1][2] She is the author of Encyclopaedia Botanica: The Essential Reference Guide to Native and Exotic Plants in Australia (1986).[3] In the 1970s, she helped establish the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan near Sydney at a former meeting site of Indigenous people.[4]
In 2017, Bodkin received a UWS Community Award[5] and in 2019, she was nominated for a Landcare Australia land management award.[6]
Honours
edit- On 5 March 2024, Transport for NSW named the first Parramatta-class ferry after her.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Inspiration from Dharawal educator". ANSTO. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "My Garden Path - Fran Bodkin". Gardening Australia. Series 31. Episode 34. 6 November 2020. ABC.
- ^ Hambrett, Micaela (3 August 2018). "How planting trees and grasses can help stabilise farmland in a changing climate". ABC Central West. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "The secret history of the native hibiscus". Conversations. 28 January 2018. ABC.
- ^ "UWS Community Award recipient: Aunty Fran Bodkin". News Center (Press release). Western Sydney University. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "2019 INDIGENOUS LAND MANAGEMENT AWARD – NSW". National Landcare Conference. Landcare Australia. 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Parramatta River Class Ferry starts sea-trials on the Derwent Transport for NSW 5 March 2024
External links
edit- D'harawal dreamtime stories – Aunty Fran's stories
- Dictionary of the D'harawal Language
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