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Local receives honorary posthumous Deadly Award |
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Written by Alan Richardson
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 Lynettes Honorary Deadly award for her outstanding achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Pilbara local Lynette Florance Mowarin passed away peacefully on the 21st of August 2009, shortly after she was honored for a lifetime of hard work and dedication to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Lynette was recognised for her achievements and hard work on a national level at the 2009 Deadly Awards.
Nominated in the category for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health her children Kylie, Sonya, Tyson and Kelly attended the awards on her behalf.
Although Lynette did not win the Deadly category she received an Honorary Deadly Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Indigenous health.
“Us kids and the rest of the family are extremely proud of mums career and dedication to her family and people, she always, even to her last days, worried about the health of us all” says her son Tyson.
Lynette was born at the Roebourne District Hospital, she lived and worked in WA her whole life.
She spent an amazing 40 years in the health profession, as a nurse she was dedicated to increasing the awareness and access to health facilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
All her life she worked so hard and professionally and with a passion second to none.
Her work began in Kalgoorlie after she completed her training at Hollywood Hospital in Perth.
While down in the goldfields she worked at Laverton hospital in the late 60’s and early 70’s.
After moving back out at Chirritta station around 1969 she worked at Roebourne Hospital when the Matron requested her help while they where in the middle of a serious flu epidemic in the community where 7 people died.
She moved down to Onslow to work at the Hospital for 6 months then spent another 6 months working at the Onslow community health.
Mum worked in Broome hospital when the family first moved there, then got a start at the new Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (B.R.A.M.S) when they where still at the old convent near the Catholic church, then over to the new premises on the corner of Dora and Anne streets in old Broome.
When the family moved back to Roebourne after 10 years in Broome, mum worked at the Hospital and then again crossed over to the new Mawarnkarra Aboriginal Health Service in the late 1980`s, she was also employed at Roebourne Community health.
She always enjoyed working with the old people in all the different towns and helped deliver many kids over the years.
She made many friends both black and white as well as gained respect in the health profession from her peers and colleagues. |
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