The outspoken community leader, who led her town through a PFAS groundwater contamination crisis and accused a federal minister of misogyny while in office, died a week shy of her 76th birthday.
abc.net.au/news/former-nt-politician-and-katherine-mayor-fay-miller-dies/102175972Former Northern Territory politician and long-serving Katherine mayor Fay Miller has died at the age of 75, just a week shy of her 76th birthday.She was the town's mayor from 2012 to 2020, and led the town through its PFAS groundwater contamination crisis
Originally from South Australia, Ms Miller — whose first name was Christina — was born in 1947 in Ceduna and grew up in Smoky Bay. Representing the Country Liberal Party , she was elected Member for Katherine in the NT Legislative Assembly in 2003 in a by-election sparked by the retirement of former deputy chief minister Mike Reed.
Ms Miller retired for health reasons in November 2020, shortly after being diagnosed with myelofibrosis. Upon her retirement, she said she was proud she had been able to "serve [her] community with dignity" for so long."Wherever you live, you need to contribute to make it the best it can be."A staunch advocate with a zest for lifeFormer CLP politician Willem Westra van Holthe, who succeeded Ms Miller as the Katherine MLA in 2008, said she had been an "incredible" local member who worked hard for her community, even if it caused a stir.
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