Eve Semple

Eve Semple (born 1976) is a social justice, women's rights activist and curator from Norfolk Island, who is a member of the Norfolk Island Advisory Council and of Women’s Advocacy Group Norfolk Island.

Biography

Semple was born in 1976 and she attended university in Australia.[1][2] In 2013 she was Chairperson of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee of Norfolk Island and spoke out about the poverty that many islanders faced after the financial crash of 2007.[3][4] She is also the convenor of Women’s Advocacy Group Norfolk Island (WAGNI),[5] who received a grant from the Australian government in 2018 to improve women's financial literacy on the island.[6]

In 2015 she was appointed to the Norfolk Island Advisory Council.[7][8] In the aftermath of the transition of Norfolk Island to Australian governance, Semple welcomed the introduction of Medicare and changes to domestic violence laws for women on the island.[9]

Semple is a museum curator and has held the role of Director of the Norfolk Island Museum.[10][11] In 2005, Semple and colleagues received a grant from the Australian Research Council, in order to promote and facilitate revival of the Norfolk Island language.[12]

References
  1. "Eve Semple interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Norfolk Island oral history project | National Library of Australia". 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. Hayward, Philip (2006). Bounty Chords: Music, Dance and Cultural Heritage on Norfolk and Pitcairn Islands. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-86196-678-3.
  3. "Norfolk Islanders face dire straits - NZ Herald". 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. "Welfare fight forces families from island". 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. "Norfolk Islanders divided ahead of self-governance vote". ABC News. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. "Empowering Norfolk Island women | Former Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries". 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. "Norfolk Island Advisory Council members selected" (PDF). The Norfolk Islander. 13 June 2015.
  8. "Norfolk Island's advisory council set for first meeting". RNZ. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. "Norfolk Island grapples with change and political tension". ABC News. 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. "History and Archaeology of Norfolk Island - The Science Show - ABC Radio National". 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  11. Mühlhäusler, Peter (12 October 2020). Pitkern-Norf'k: The Language of Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-1-5015-0143-2.
  12. "Preserving and reviving language and culture of Norfolk Island". Research Data Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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