Margaret Baison

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NameMargaret BaisonDescriptionMargaret (Maggie) Baison has helped foster cultural understanding through her many years of volunteering in the Townsville area. Originally from Papua New Guinea, Maggie established the Townsville Papua Nuigini Logohou Association to provide support to visitors and immigrants from Papua New Guinea. She was instrumental in forging Townsville’s sister-city relationship with Port Moresby in 1983, and in putting cultural events on the community’s calendar. Through her life in Townsville she has supported the Townsville Migrant Resource Centre, International Women’s Group, and Palm Island residents travelling to Townsville for hospital treatment.Place of BirthPapua New Guinea

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Margaret Baison