EUREKA DEMOCRACY AWARD: 2011 - Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter

Made significant contributions over the past 35 years to preserving and furthering the story of Eureka in her writings, educational programs and campaigns
  • Lecturer in history at University of Ballarat since 1974.
  • Anne’s doctoral thesis: "Birth of a Nation: Constructing and De-constructing the Eureka Legend".
  • Published and presented numerous reviews and articles about Eureka in academic journals and major newspapers as well as at seminars.
  • Involved in the preservation and restoration of the Eureka Flag as a Committee member of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
  • Wrote "Eureka Revisited: the Contest of Memories" and curated its complementary Exhibition which was presented at Old Parliament House in Canberra and the State Library in Victoria.
  • Member of the Save Bakery Hill Action Group that successfully saved this historical Eureka site from a "McDonalds" development project.
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2011 Eureka Democracy Award Winner: Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter