Judy Henderson (environmentalist)

Judy Henderson AO (born 1945) is an Australian natural resource manager, environmentalist and paediatrician who was awarded an Order of Australia in 1988 for service to "developing countries, particularly as chairman of community Aid Abroad and Oxfam International, and to the community through the promotion of environmental issues".

Judy Isabel Henderson
Born1945
NationalityAustralia
EducationSydney University
EmployerOxfam

Early life

Henderson grew up near Bellingen, NSW, on a dairy farm. Her father passed away when she was aged eight, yet she had extended family. Henderson attended high school at Coffs Harbour High School, between 1957 and 1961, and studied medicine at Sydney University.[1]

Henderson spent much time exploring the natural environment. She spent much time throughout her career working with disadvantaged communities, including with indigenous Australians as well as in Nepal. She was a volunteer at the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Centre, and also worked with Aboriginal youth and children while training as a paediatrician within Perth, Australia. Henderson worked in Nepal, for three months in a hospital, and then Canada, finding work as a paediatrcian. She then returned to Nepal after one year in Canada, where she worked in Kathmandu, with communities living in remote areas and in extreme poverty. She lived and worked in Nepal for 10 years, where she developed a training program for medical and health workers within remote areas of Nepal.[2]

Career

Henderson moved to Tasmania in 1985. She became part of the Franklin River campaign, which was under the leadership of Bob Brown. Henderson then joined the environmental and conservation communities within Tasmania. She worked at Community Aid Abroad (which became Oxfam). She was employed as Coordinator of the Australian Bush Heritage Fund, and subsequently both she and Bob Brown became founding Directors.[3]

Henderson was an adviser at the Rio Earth Summit, in 1992, for the Australian Delegation. She was chair of Oxfam International, the Global Reporting Initiative, and Australian Ethical Investments, a Commissioner on the International Commission on Dams. Henderson was also on the board of Greenpeace Australia, and the NSW Environment Protection Authority.[2][4][5][1][6][7][8]

Between 2004 and 2011, Henderson was the Chair of the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority.[3]

Henderson was a candidate for the Tasmanian senate, as part of the conservation movement.[9] In particular, she played a role in the movement to preserve dams in Tasmania.[10]

Recognition and awards

• 1998 – Order of Australia • 1995 – Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International and Public Law, ANU[11]

References
  1. "Dr Judy Henderson Joins Hall of Fame - Coffs Harbour High School". Coffsharb-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. "DR JUDY ISABEL HENDERSON AO, MBBS, FRACP" (PDF). Coffsharb-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "Henderson, Judy Isabel - Woman - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia". Womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. "ParlInfo - QUESTIONS ON NOTICE : Australian Landcare Council". Parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. "Judy Isabel HENDERSON personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. "Australian Landcare Council Annual Report 2012–13" (PDF). Awe.gov.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. Aaronson, Susan A. (14 May 2002). Taking Trade to the Streets: The Lost History of Public Efforts to Shape Globalization. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-08867-6.
  8. Jordan, Lisa; Tuijl, Peter van (4 May 2012). NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-56042-2.
  9. Manning, Paddy (19 August 2019). Inside the Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics. Black Inc. ISBN 978-1-74382-119-0.
  10. Leslie, Jacques (15 May 2007). Deep Water: The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-70785-9.
  11. Centre, The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. "Henderson, Judy Isobel - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry". Asap.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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