Letter to the Editor from Dr Polly Wilkie
Re: Eulogy for Noela
Whitton, by her son Hugh
O’Brien (where the photo is
from) - https://leadsafeworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09-Eulogy-for-Noela-
Whitton-by-her-son-Hugh-O%E2%80%99Brien.pdf
and Eulogy for my mother Noela Mary Whitton 19121929 – 09042021, by Elizabeth
O’Brien - https://leadsafeworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10-Eulogy-for-my-
mother-Noela-Mary-Whitton-19121929-%E2%80%93-09042021-by-Elizabeth-O
%E2%80%99Brien.pdf
in LEAD Action News v21n3 “Celebrating the End of the Leaded Petrol Era" -
https://www.lead.org.au/lanv21n3/LANv21n3-Celebrating-the-End-of-the-Leaded-Petrol-
Era.pdf;
https://leadsafeworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LANv21n3-Celebrating-the-
End-of-the-Leaded-Petrol-Era.pdf;
ACCESSIBLE VIA https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2991535924/view;
https://leadsafeworld.com/media-page/lanv21n3-content/
Hi Elizabeth,
Your Mum was an extraordinary woman, thanks for sharing your family tributes and
memories. Your Mum sounds like a beautiful soul, and a wonderful support and advocate.
Great news on no more lead in petrol, momentous!
Hope you are well.
Kind Regards
Polly
Dr. Polly Wilkie
Chiropractor, Osteopath, Nutritionist, Care Clinic
a: Suite 204/332-342 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
p: 02 9386 4335
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Reply from the Editor re: Letter to the Editor from Dr Polly Wilkie:
Dear Polly,
Thankyou for your kind words.
I didn’t even have time to mention that my mum was incredibly supportive of my lead
work and the first person I told about the end of leaded petrol globally was my mum – via
my bereavement journal.
She used to be my media monitoring service and advisor on all manner of issues from
grant-writing to how to write press releases.
In my rush, I wrote to LEAD Group Members that the oldest entrant in Volcano Art Prize
was 89 but actually my mum entered when she was 90!! Her last entry was
https://volcanoartprize.com/portfolio-item/lost-in-the-woods/ (see below).
Regards, Elizabeth O’Brien, The LEAD Group Inc.
2020 Volcano Art Prize Entry. Title: Lost in the Woods. Lead-Safety Message: I’m in the dark no
longer. I see a lead safe world in the light. Artists: Noela Whitton and Claire Leight. Description of
Work: Photo collage and oil on canvas. URL: https://volcanoartprize.com/portfolio-item/lost-in-
the-woods/
