As the IEU approaches its 70th anniversary in September this year, elected officials current and former gathered in the IEU’s Sydney headquarters on 26 June to consider their legacy and collaborate on compiling the IEUA NSW/ ACT Branch’s history.
Pictured above, clockwise from left: Michael Raper, General Secretary 1971-1977; Carol Matthews, current IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary; Patrick Lee, Deputy Secretary 1989-2003 and IEUA President 1990-92; David Towson, current IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Deputy Secretary; Mark Northam, Secretary 2019-2023; and John Nicholson, General Secretary 1971-1977. The meeting agreed to reach out to Dick Shearman, General Secretary, 1989-2012 and former Deputy Secretary Gloria Taylor. We acknowledge the late John Quessy, Secretary, 2012-2019.