Shyama Heather Peebles (1942-2012) was a Western Australian politician, outback historian [1] and anti-nuclear activist [2] from the Goldfields region. She ran as a candidate for the Australian Democrats in Western Australian and Australian elections during the period 1989-1993. She wrote a 20-page illustrated booklet entitled Uranium mining in Western Australia : exploration doublespeak which was published by Goldfields Against Serious Pollution in Kalgoorlie in 1989. [3] In 1995 she was awarded the Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award from the Conservation Council of Western Australia for her contribution to environmental conservation in Western Australia. [4]
Shyama Heather Peebles (1942-2012) was a Western Australian politician, outback historian [1] and anti-nuclear activist [2] from the Goldfields region. She ran as a candidate for the Australian Democrats in Western Australian and Australian elections during the period 1989-1993. She wrote a 20-page illustrated booklet entitled Uranium mining in Western Australia : exploration doublespeak which was published by Goldfields Against Serious Pollution in Kalgoorlie in 1989. [3] In 1995 she was awarded the Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award from the Conservation Council of Western Australia for her contribution to environmental conservation in Western Australia. [4]