ABC Doone Kennedy spent 17 years on the Hobart City Council, including a decade as Mayor.Tasmania's first female Lord Mayor, Doone Kennedy, has died in hospital aged 87.
Mrs Kennedy grew up in New South Wales but came to Tasmania as a teenager, where she fell in love with her future husband and new home.
She spent 17 years on the Hobart City Council, including a decade as Mayor in the 1980s and 90s.
Two years into her term, the conservative council became embroiled in controversy by banning a gay rights stall at Salamanca market.
Mrs Kennedy was known for being pro-development and often found herself in the middle of Hobart's perennial heritage debate.
She worked tirelessly for dozens of charities and societies, including Red Cross, Variety and aged care groups.
In 1994, she was made an Officer in the Order of Australia.
She is survived by a son and a daughter.
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