Vale Pam Sweeney 1951 – 2026
Pam Sweeney was a volunteer member of NICA and UWG.
It is with sadness that we remember Pam who has passed suddenly.
We will remember her friendly open manner, smile and willingness to help and give her time when needed.
She was an independent and willing participant in most activities with a love for travel both in Australia and overseas.
In honour of Pam we include this partial poem:
The Colours of Light from Dorothea Mackellar
Golden wattle and golden broom
Silver stars of the rosewood bloom
Amber sunshine and smoke -blue shade
Opal colours that glow and fade
On the gold of the upland grass
Blue cloud-shadows that swiftly pass
Wood-smoke blown in an azure mist
Hills of tenuous amethyst
Oft the colours are pitched so high
The deepest note is the cobalt sky
We have to wait till the sunset comes
For shades that feel like the beat of drums
Or like organ notes in their rise and fall
Purple orange and cardinal
Or the peacock green that turns soft and slow
To peacock blue as the great stars show
Sheen of the bronze wing, blue of the crane
Fawn and pearl of the lyrebird’s train
Cream of the plover, grey of the dove
These are the hues of the land I love
