'Yvonne Weldon is a Wiradjuri woman from both the Kalare/ Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers in New South Wales. Yvonne is a proud mother of three children. Yvonne has worked in the Aboriginal community controlled and government sectors (federal, state and local) and has been actively involved in Aboriginal affairs her entire life. Yvonne is the elected Chairperson of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council located in the heart of Redfern. Yvonne maintains linkages to her homelands and feels complete when she returns home to Cowra.'
*Source: Queensland Literary Awards (http://www.qldliteraryawards.org.au/about/shortlists/david-unaipon-award-shortlist#weldon). (Sighted: 09/09/2016)