What People said when asked if they thought Auntie Sue was a heroine

• Anna  Perri: Yes
• Anne Jones: Yes
• Aviva Sheb’a : Yes. I certainly do! One of the greatest.
• Bob Meeuwissen: Yes
• Dean Brown MP: You can be proud of your late Aunty for the strong stand she took and for the help it will give many other people. She was inspirational in her stand and was strongly motivated. Many other people have and will benefit from her stand on smoking, even though they did not know Sue. That makes her something special, and you should always remember her as being special.
• Chérie Hoyle: You bet Sue IS a heroine, she may not be here anymore but she still IS a heroine.
• Elliott,Mike: Yes
• Guenter & Jackie Herrmann: Yes
• Heather Beckmann: Yes
• Helen Hoare: Yes
• Irene & Peter Meeuwissen: Yes
• Irving, Faith: Definitely
• Jack Darzanos: more someone who inspired others
• Jackie Morgan: Yes though I'm not sure she would like to called that
• Karen Cheung: Impressed by her enthusiasm and passion for life
• Lyn Roberts: Yes
• Neil Francey: Yes
• Paul F Downton: I guess she was- tho I don't like much the idea of heroes because I think that too easily we can lose touch of the fact that we are all just people. I guess the good thing about heroes and heroines is that they ARE ordinary people being extraordinary and so can offer all of us a model of what can be achieved.
• Peter Vogel: Yes, I think a heroine is someone who has exceptional courage and who applies it in the service of others. Sue would often say that she did what she did so that other children would not need to go through what she did.
• Prof.John Bird: Sue was 'heroic' in the personal challengers and battles she set herself to achieve. In so doing she inspired others to set goals and aspirations for themselves to push themselves to the edge, as she did. To family, friends and foes alike Sue could be relentlessly persistent and demanding. (Many of our classic heroic leaders displayed similar traits). Sue was heroic in her vision of acting with responsibility towards others and caring for the environment in which all of us live. Like many heroic personalities and heroic achievements by individuals, time and longevity is the measure of quality their heroism.
• Sanjiva Wijesinha: She was a great lady
• Shirley Stott Despoja: I was deeply impressed by a woman who was fighting for her life yet determined that she would fight for others.
• Simon Chapman: a very, very brave woman who instead of just living with her disability, decided to try and forcefully do something to help prevent passive smoking from affecting no-smokers. She made massive contribution to raising awareness around Australia.
• Snell, Greg: Yes because of her drive to achieve something that will benefit others.
• Dr Harley Stanton: I am absolutely sure that Sue was an example of what a person can do when they are focussed, sincere and passionate, in spite of overwhelming odds stacked against her. Her funeral was in fact the most impressive that I've attended in my life. It was a testimony to her courage.
• Stott Despoja, Natasha (Senator): Yes
• Suzie Stillman: Yes in the area of tobacco control.
• Sylvia Kenyon: Yes of course as the definition of a heroine .... a woman of distinguished courage and performance, one who is admired for her noble qualities.
• Tucker-Lee,Cathi: Yes
• Birute Golding: Yes:
• Bruce Atkinson: I would say that people who stand up and take a leadership position on issues are very important to our system of government and to democracy. Those people are always heroes.
• Gray, John (DHS): She may have been to some people.
• Sody, Shane (CAA): both a tragic heroine and a victim to her cause
• Steven Cavallo: The most heroic part of her (for me) was her ability to stay focused on her beliefs and fight with all that she had to accomplish those beliefs. Many people, young and old, could learn from Sue's courage and her work. Too many people seek only to take from the world, rather than to add to the world. Sue always gave.
• Susan McGregor: She was definitely a heroine !!! One definition of this word is a "remarkably brave woman: a woman who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown great courage, strength of character, or another admirable quality." Sue was remarkably brave and showed many admirable qualities.
• Trevor Goulding: Absolutely. She didn't give up when most would have.
• Sandra Kanck: For me, a 'hero' is someone whose actions are an inspiration to others. Sue's actions would have been an inspirational example to many people with disabilities because she showed that it was possible to achieve a great deal despite having a disability. For those people she could be a hero.