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June Caroline Tapp (nee Forscutt)

June came to Katherine in 1947 when she was 12 years old from the New South Wales town of Weethallie, and today she continues to leave her indelible mark on the region.

In the 1960s, she fought very hard to have Aboriginal women recognised in the NT Pastoral Awards and as domestic wage earners.

In the 1980s, June threw herself into saving the old Katherine court house, and there she based the Katherine Family Link, which became a meeting place for families and women. She was instrumental in securing the first domestic violence counsellor for Katherine, and along with Judy Holt, established the women’s crisis centre. https://www.facebook.com/Nelson4Katherine/photos/a.1528798307440066/1993584127628146/?type=3&theater

https://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/1120880/community-hero-june-tapp/