Media response - Helen Oxenham OAM receives Key to the City

Published on 22 February 2024

Response to The Advertiser.

• The journalist asked for some comments to accompany a story about domestic and family violence campaigner Helen Oxenham OAM receiving the Key to the City.

Mayor Were said Helen’s achievements over the years have been nothing short of exceptional.

“Helen has been a stalwart advocate for women’s rights her entire life, as the hundreds she has helped would attest,” she said.

“Although Helen easily could have rested on her laurels years ago, at over 90 years old, and passing some of her responsibilities to her daughter Heather, she is still fundraising, lobbying and standing up for the rights of women and children.

“A Key to the City is a suitable reflection of the outstanding impact she’s had on the City of Onkaparinga and its people.”

ENDS