Speakers

Dr Hilda Maclean is a professional historian, genealogist, and archival researcher with over twenty years’ experience researching north and central Queensland family and pastoral histories. Since 2012, Hilda has been casually engaged by the University of Queensland Culture and Heritage Unit to conduct genealogical and historical research including Indigenous/Chinese families of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland while completing her PhD in colonial era burial practices. Hilda regularly presents workshops on genealogical and archival research methodology and has presented at international conferences on allied topics.

She is the Local Studies Specialist with the Logan City Council. She gained her PhD from the University of Queensland and holds a Diploma in Family History Studies, in addition to other qualifications. Hilda is past president of the Friends of Toowong Cemetery Association and is a life member of the Queensland Women's Historical Association, the Association of Gravestone Studies, and the Queensland Family History Society.

ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children) is a project of Rotary Districts in Australia and New Zealand and has been in operation for over 35 years.

Rotarians volunteer their time and expertise to run this Rotary project that includes all Districts in Rotary International Zone 8.

This humanitarian project has provided life giving and/or dignity restoring surgery to over 500 children from more than 20 countries, with medical treatment not available to them in their own countries. It is assisted by many eminent Australian and New Zealand surgeons who generously donate their time for the treatment of patients.

Fostering Team Leader
South East Foster & Kinship Care
Children, Youth and Families and Housing Services

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