Essie Coffey biography 1942-1998

-1942 she was born near Goodoonga

-1950 she got married

- 1960 she was an ATSIC commissioner

-1960/1970 she worked in the health and legal service fields

-1978 she made a film called " My survival as an Aboriginal " and won  National and International recognition documents

-1991 co-founder of the Aboriginal heritage and culture Musueum of Brewarrind and had served on the first National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation

-1985 was awarded the Order of Australia Medal

-1993 she wrote a literacy work "My life as I live it ".

-1988 she presented Queen Elizabeth with a copy of her film at the opening of the new Parliament house in Canberra

-1998 she died