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Several firsts as a woman in the observer ranks of the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM): first female observer posted to Queensland region (1983); first female posted to Willis Island (1984); first female for BOM to winter on the Antarctic Continent (1985); first female to obtain Senior Observer position in BOM (1988); equal first female to be awarded the Antarctic Medal for outstanding service in the Antarctic (1989); first woman ever to complete winter postings at all four Australian Antarctic bases (Macquarie Island: 1985; Mawson: 1986; Davis: 1988; Casey: 1992)