Shirley Olga Burke
JP
- Born
- 21 May 1921
Warragul, Victoria, Australia - Died
- March 1975
Parkdale?, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Barrister, Lawyer, Local government councillor, Mayor and Solicitor
- Alternative Names
- Dunn, Shirley Olga (birth name)
- Jurisdiction
Shirley Burke was elected to the Mordialloc City Council in 1958, representing the Ward of Parkdale. She served as its mayor from 1961-62 and resigned from Council in 1964. The Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale is named in her honour.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Shirley Olga Burke: Solicitor and Councillor', in Kingston Historical Website, City of Kingston, 2006, ; Smith, A. Viola, Women in ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Parliaments and Local Governments, Past and Present, ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Local Government Women's Association; ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ National Advisory Committee on International Women's Year, ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Local Government Women's Association, Canberra, 1975, 148 pp.
Prepared by Rosemary Francis
Created: 25 May 2010, Last modified: 1 September 2016