Legacy
Vera's wish was that the Nature's PowerHouse Interpretive Centre would educate both current and future generations about the wonders and the importance of the environment and the need to protect the few remaining pristine parts of the planet.
Vera was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 1996. A rare shrub, Argophyllum verae, commemorates her name.
The book of Vera’s collection, entitled National Treasures, enhances Cooktown’s international reputation and its important contribution to botanical history and Australia’s history. National Treasures includes 152 full-colour reproductions of Vera’s illustrations, her notes on them, and lots of other information.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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