Life Summary - Lisa Bellear - Indigenous Australia

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Life Summary

Name	Lisa Bellear
Born	2 May, 1961 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	5 July, 2006 (aged 45) Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Moondjan Minyangbal Solomon Islander Croatian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Sacred Heart College (Ballarat, Vic) (student, 1973-1974) University of Melbourne (student, 1983-1986) La Trobe University (student, 2001)
Occupation or Descriptor *	feminist (1986-2006) Victoria, Australia radio commentator (1986-2006) Victoria, Australia social worker (1986-2006) Victoria, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1987-2006) Victoria, Australia university employee (1987-1995) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1988-1989) Victoria, Australia photographer (general) (1996-2006) Victoria, Australia poet (1996-2006) Victoria, Australia university teacher (1999-2006) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Deadly Award for Outstanding Contribution to Literature (recipient, 2006) Victorian Honour Roll of Women (inductee, 2008)
Legacies *	Bellear Gardens (Franklin, ACT) (eponym) Lisa Bellear Indigenous Research Scholarship (Victoria University) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Sorry Day Committee (Vic) (member) Berry Street Infants’ Home and Hospital (Melbourne) (resident, 1961-1961) Melbourne Aboriginal Education Association Inc (committee member, 1987-1995) Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc (committe member, 1987-1995) Victorian Stolen Generations Organisation (chair, 2005-2006)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, ?-2006) Black Women's Action in Education Foundation (Vic) (member, 1987-1990) Emily's List (member, 1990-1990)
Social Issues *	child sexual abuse (victim) stolen child (victim, 1961)
Workplaces *	3CR radio station (Melbourne) (radio presenter, 1986-2006) University of Melbourne (admin) (Aboriginal liaison officer, 1987-1995) Collingwood City Council (Melbourne) (council member, 1988-1989)

* Dates are approximate