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He was awarded the title of [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] in 2012, "For distinguished service to environmental law through executive and advisory roles, particularly the introduction of a National Landcare Program, to the protection and restoration of Australian landscapes, and to the Indigenous community."<ref>{{Cite web|title = TOYNE, Phillip|url = http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1145782&search_type=simple&showInd=true|website = It's An Honour|accessdate = 2015-06-16}}</ref> |
He was awarded the title of [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] in 2012, "For distinguished service to environmental law through executive and advisory roles, particularly the introduction of a National Landcare Program, to the protection and restoration of Australian landscapes, and to the Indigenous community."<ref>{{Cite web|title = TOYNE, Phillip|url = http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1145782&search_type=simple&showInd=true|website = It's An Honour|accessdate = 2015-06-16}}</ref> |
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He was the author of two books, |
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* ''Growing up the country: the Pitjantjatjara struggle for their land'' (1984) ISBN ''<nowiki/>''9780140076417 |
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* ''The reluctant nation : environment, law, and politics in Australia'' (1994) ISBN 9780733303753 |
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Toyne lived in [[Gundaroo]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Phillip Toyne cared for land-carers, black and white|url = https://theconversation.com/phillip-toyne-cared-for-land-carers-black-and-white-43235|accessdate = 2015-06-16|first = Andrew|last = Campbell|website = [[The Conversation]]}}</ref> and died in 2015 of [[bowel cancer]], aged 67.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Landcare co-founder Phillip Toyne dies|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-13/landcare-co-founder-phillip-toyne-dies/6544366|website = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|accessdate = 2015-06-16}}</ref> |
Toyne lived in [[Gundaroo]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Phillip Toyne cared for land-carers, black and white|url = https://theconversation.com/phillip-toyne-cared-for-land-carers-black-and-white-43235|accessdate = 2015-06-16|first = Andrew|last = Campbell|website = [[The Conversation]]}}</ref> and died in 2015 of [[bowel cancer]], aged 67.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Landcare co-founder Phillip Toyne dies|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-13/landcare-co-founder-phillip-toyne-dies/6544366|website = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|accessdate = 2015-06-16}}</ref> |
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Phillip Toyne AO (1947–13 June 2015) was an Australian environmental and indigenous rights activist, lawyer, and founder of Landcare Australia. He was the head of the Australian Conservation Foundation from 1986 to 1992. He negotiated the Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act and the successful native title claim of the traditional owners of Uluru in 1983.[1][2]
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 Oral history recording by Toyne in 2013, National Library of Australia collection | |
| Addresses to the National Press Club in March 1991, November 1991, and July 1992 |
He was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Australia in 2012, "For distinguished service to environmental law through executive and advisory roles, particularly the introduction of a National Landcare Program, to the protection and restoration of Australian landscapes, and to the Indigenous community."[3]
He was the author of two books,
- Growing up the country: the Pitjantjatjara struggle for their land (1984) ISBN 9780140076417
- The reluctant nation : environment, law, and politics in Australia (1994) ISBN 9780733303753
Toyne lived in Gundaroo[4] and died in 2015 of bowel cancer, aged 67.[5]
References
- ^ Tan, Monica. "Co-founder of Landcare Australia program Phillip Toyne dies at 67". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ Gordon, Michael. "Tributes for Phillip Toyne: the unpretentious visionary and the great persuader". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "TOYNE, Phillip". It's An Honour. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ Campbell, Andrew. "Phillip Toyne cared for land-carers, black and white". The Conversation. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Landcare co-founder Phillip Toyne dies". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
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