JEAN MARGARET HEARN 30/03/1921- 20/11/2017
Jean Hearn was born in Launceston and spent most of her life living and working in Tasmania while her ‘wings of influence' spread far and wide.
She was inspirational in helping to lay the foundation for our Anthroposophical work in Tasmania and Australia.
She had a deep resolve to work for peace.
As State Labour Senator 1980-1985, in one of her speeches, she said “my concern is for the people of my country. Everywhere they are sacrificed to a system that puts economic values and profits before the value and potential of the human person.”
In 2016, she was nominated for Elder Australian of the year.
In 2015, she founded the Tamar Valley Peace Festival which hosted 7 thousand of attendees.
This is an ongoing event and was her final major project.
In 2013, she was a patron of the community-based organisation Life Works at Home, dedicated to providing support for the aged or disabled wishing to remain in their homes.
She was President of the Launceston Family Day Care Association and a member of the Family Planning Association.
From 1994-1996, she designed a Waldorf Teacher training course that was delivered in Launceston. It ran every second weekend for 2 years.
With the help of her sister, Molly Taylor, Jean purchased land for a Steiner school in St Leonards and designed a school and gardens. These plans didn't transpire and the proceeds of the sale of this land became the bequest that eventually made its way to Tamar Valley Steiner School.
It was Jean’s dream to see Steiner (Waldorf) education in Launceston and she would be delighted to see the health of the Tamar Valley Steiner school today.
Wording contributed by Jane Bradshaw (pictured with Jean)
She was inspirational in helping to lay the foundation for our Anthroposophical work in Tasmania and Australia.
She had a deep resolve to work for peace.
As State Labour Senator 1980-1985, in one of her speeches, she said “my concern is for the people of my country. Everywhere they are sacrificed to a system that puts economic values and profits before the value and potential of the human person.”
In 2016, she was nominated for Elder Australian of the year.
In 2015, she founded the Tamar Valley Peace Festival which hosted 7 thousand of attendees.
This is an ongoing event and was her final major project.
In 2013, she was a patron of the community-based organisation Life Works at Home, dedicated to providing support for the aged or disabled wishing to remain in their homes.
She was President of the Launceston Family Day Care Association and a member of the Family Planning Association.
From 1994-1996, she designed a Waldorf Teacher training course that was delivered in Launceston. It ran every second weekend for 2 years.
With the help of her sister, Molly Taylor, Jean purchased land for a Steiner school in St Leonards and designed a school and gardens. These plans didn't transpire and the proceeds of the sale of this land became the bequest that eventually made its way to Tamar Valley Steiner School.
It was Jean’s dream to see Steiner (Waldorf) education in Launceston and she would be delighted to see the health of the Tamar Valley Steiner school today.
Wording contributed by Jane Bradshaw (pictured with Jean)
