As Vice President of Friends of the Albert Hall, Gina played a crucial role in protecting Albert Hall, a precious community asset on public land. She joined The Friends to assist it in protecting Albert Hall and provided critical advice about how to achieve the legislatively required Plan of Management for Albert Hall. Over some nine years, she attended countless meetings as a representative of The Friends, made submissions to government in her own capacity and for The Friends, participated vigorously in public consultations, provided advice valuable for ACT government consultants, lobbied political contacts, appeared before an ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry, and spoke in the media. The decision by government in 2016 to institute a comprehensive Plan of Management for Albert Hall is primarily due to her expertise, determination, persistence and dedication to achieve the best outcome for the Canberra community. Gina was awarded an Honorary Life Membership of The Friends to recognise her very significant contribution to this successful outcome.
