Decision details

Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by the Chair (the Lord Mayor) –

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note:

(i)           Phyllis Miller was born on 23 March 1926 in Redfern, and sadly passed away on 6 January 2023;

(ii)         Phyllis lived in Surry Hills from the time of her birth until she was moved into care in 2020;

(iii)        Phyllis was made a life member of the Labor Party along with her husband Fred Miller, sister Barbara Devine and her brother-in-law, Len Devine;

(iv)        Phyllis was a great support and was always at her husband’s side throughout his political career, when he was an Alderman on the City Council and following this, as the Member for Bligh in the NSW Parliament;

(v)         Phyllis along with her sister and husband were delegates for the State Electoral Council for Phillip (now Sydney) and was also a delegate for the Federal Electoral Council for East Sydney (now Sydney);

(vi)        Phyllis volunteered at the Surry Hills Meals on Wheels service working in the kitchen; and

(vii)      Phyllis, along with Fred, did all this whilst bringing up their four daughters Barbara, Lorraine, Kerry and Deborah, in a loving tight knit family home;

(B)        the Lord Mayor be requested to write to Phyllis Miller’s family expressing the Council’s condolences; and

(C)        all persons attending this meeting of Council observe one minute's silence to commemorate Phyllis’ life.

Carried unanimously.

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