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Jenny has a Diploma of Horticulture from Burnley College of
Horticulture, Melbourne.
She spent 10 years as a technical officer in the Northern
Territory Herbarium (Alice Springs and Darwin) and, after retirement many more
years as a volunteer at the Northern Territory Herbarium (Alice Springs).
For some time she was based in Darwin as
the Principal Inspector (Meat).
Jenny was Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and
Mines (DPIFM) Regional Director from 1999 for
five years during which time she assisted with
various scientific studies across the region.
She had lived in the
Territory for 39 years [in 2008] and before moving to the
Barkly region had visited it on many occasions
collecting plants for the herbarium, surveying
dung beetles and inspecting abattoirs.
It wasn't until her
retirement in 2004 that Jenny had enough time
to compile the Barkly field guide, along with crucial
input from Chris Materne and Andrew Bubb, titled 'A Field Gide to the Plants of the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory' (2008).
She has been on the board of Olive Pink Botanic Garden.
She has been a member of the Australian Plant Society Alice Springs for more
than 17 years [in 2025].
A keen photographer, her main focus is on NT native flora and her
photos have appeared in several publications by other authors.
Note
Most of her specimens appear to be listed in AVH with the initials before the surname.
Source: Extracted from:
Author profile in 'A Field Gide to the Plants of the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory' (2008)
https://daf.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/227725/0001_ar_dpif.pdf
Author profile in: Anne Urban's 'Wildflowers and Plants
of Central Australia' (2025)
Portrait Photo: 2025, The Centralian Today, 7/5/2025
Data from 210 specimens