In 1980, Jane Taylor organised the first Grandparents Day in Australia at Cringila Public School. She was a founding member of Wollongong Women’s Centre, a NSW Teachers Federation delegate to the South Coast Labour Council and worked closely with Merv Nixon as a member of the SCLC Peace Committee. She enjoys living in a secluded part of Coledale, has been active in many aspects of community life, and was involved in the battle to retain camping at Coledale Beach.

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Keywords

Cringila Public School – Grandparents Day – Community – Macedonian Migrants – Educational Change – Pollution – Merv Nixon – South Coast Labour Council – Peace Committee – Activism – Coledale Camping Area – Cokeworks Road – Wollongong Women’s Centre

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Jane’s Photo Album

Jane Taylor

P01574 – Coledale Beach

P24798 – Betty Taneski (left) and Blaguna Petkucka in traditional Macedonian dress at the Cringila Community Co-operative Carnivale, 18 September 1988.

P22527 – Cokeworks Road, Coledale

P22316 – Coledale Caravan Park camper Ken Dixon gives the thumbs down to Wollongong City Council’s proposal to close the caravan park, 14 January 1984

P20051 – Cringila, 1976

P19369 – Market Day, Cringila, 1981

P16319 – Coledale Beach, 1984