Alan Lind

Alan Alfred Campbell Lind (20 April 1913 – 5 December 1988) was an Australian politician. His uncle was Sir Albert Eli Lind, a long-serving state MP for Gippsland East, representing the Country Party.

Early life Lind was born in Bairnsdale to baker Willie Arthur Lind and Nora Madeline Smith. He attended Bairnsdale Primary School, Bairnsdale High School and Melbourne High School. After leaving school, he graduated as a teacher from the Melbourne Teachers' College.

On 16 April 1938, at the age of 25, he married Lilian McCann

War service From 1942 to 1944, Lind served for three years in the Middle East as a gunner with the second AIF 2/12th Field Regiment within the 9th Division Artillery, and later in New Guinea. From 1945 to 1952, Lind was a teacher in the Victorian country town of Mildura on the Murray River, near the New South Wales and South Australian borders. He was defeated in the state election of 1955

He was held in unusually high esteem by colleagues from all political parties for his unrelenting and dedicated work for his constituents and the State of Victoria. He was honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1978.

Supported community organisations Lind was the foundation chairman of the W.J.Christie Centre for the intellectually disabled in Mildura. Also in Mildura, Lind worked with Carry On (Vic), an organisation which looked after the dependants of ex-servicemen and women. In 1971, he founded a branch in Dandenong and continued to serve those in need. He received the first ever Certificate of Appreciation from the organisation. He was the founding president of Wallara, a facility based in Keyesborough, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities, and he remained its "revered president" for 25 years, visiting the centre every day. Lind was an active member. of Gateway Grouping, an organisation to assist the intellectually handicapped. He was an active participant on the council of Doveton High School. He was a foundation member and supportive advisor of the Dandenong Workers Club. Lind was a director of the Dandenong Cooperative Housing Society Ltd until his death.

Awards and tributes In 1978, Lind was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to the community. In 1978, he was named Citizen of the Year by the Dandenong City Council.