BEER, Denella

BEER, Denella

The Chairman, CEO, members and staff of the Northern Land Council mourn the passing of former NLC Executive Councillor Denella Beer, a proud member of the Malak Malak language group and senior traditional Aboriginal owner for the Daly River area.

Denella served as an NLC Councillor between 1991 and 1998 and as an Executive Councillor for the Darwin Daly Wagait Region and will be fondly remembered as a resolute and determined fighter for Aboriginal land rights and for her active involvement in the NLC's Community Planning and Development and Healthy Country programs on her beloved Malak Malak lands.

She was instrumental in the establishment and operation of the Women's Resource Centre in Darwin in the 1970s and 1980s and later gained a degree in Community Management and Development from Curtin University and contributed to a number of valuable research projects, particularly concerning cross-cultural management in Aboriginal community controlled health and related services.

Denella is survived by her children Dwayne, Denella, Bridgette, Robert and Reece and many loving grandchildren. Her family were proud followers of the Darwin Buffaloes Football Club and she was a dedicated supporter of the Sydney Swans AFL club.

She will be sadly missed by the Northern Land Council family.