Allmich, Helen Mary,
Gadd, Helen Mary,
Gould, Helen Mary,
Name
Helen Mary Allmich,
Collection
Territory Women,
HistoryNT,
Place of birth
Ndola, Zambia,
Date of birth
1960-06-07,
Occupation
Serjeant-at-Arms,
Editor of Debates, Hansard,
Description
Photograph from Library & Archives NT PH0556/0374 - Carrying the mace - Community Libraries 1993-1995 Collection.,
Cultural heritage
English,
Biographical notes
Helen was born in Ndola, Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia), raised and educated in Australia. Helen joined the Department of the Legislative Assembly in September 1985 to the position of Serjeant-at-Arms, the first female Serjeant-at-Arms for the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. In this position she was responsible for security of the parliamentary precinct and services to Members, including human resources, finance, travel, and parliamentary committee work. The Serjeant-at-Arms is the ceremonial officer of the Parliament and serves the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in that capacity. Helen represents the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly at conferences of the Commonwealth Serjeants-at Arms Association. Since 2002, she has been the Editor of Debates, Hansard and represents the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly at the Australian and Pacific Hansard Editors Association and Commonwealth Hansard Editors Association conferences.
Helen's community involvement is in playing the organ at St Mary's Cathedral and other Darwin parishes. She is part of the Charles Darwin University Adult Wind Ensemble providing piano accompaniment and has provided musical accompaniment for the Quota Club Christmas Carols at Tracy Lodge and Terrace Gardens for fifteen years.
Source: Biographical information provided by Helen Allmich.,
Subject
Women,
Northern Territory,
File type
image/tiff,
Related materials
Association of Parliamentary Librarians Conference [Darwin, 1997], Parliament House Security
Whose Responsibility?
Noel Crehan, Building Manager and Helen Allmich, Serjeant-at-Arms. p.40-45. NTC 027.650994 ASSO,
Related links
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/62133 [PictureNT : Laying of a time capsule at Parliament House],
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/6707 [PictureNT : Speaker of the Assembly and her staff],