Doone Kennedy

Lorna Doone Pleasance Kennedy (10 May 1927 – 30 August 2014) was an Australian politician and civic leader who served as the Lord Mayor of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, from 1986 until 1996. Kennedy was the first woman to be elected Lord Mayor of Hobart and remained the city's only female mayor until the election of Sue Hickey in 2014.

Early and personal life Kennedy was born Lorna Doone Pleasance Brewer on 10 May 1927. She was raised on a New South Wales sheep farm.

In 1994, Kennedy was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia. The award recognized her efforts to promote historic preservation in Hobart and her career in local government.

Death and legacy Doone Kennedy died following a short illness at the JW Whittle Ward palliative care unit on 30 August 2014, at the age of 87.

In October 2015, the Hobart Aquatic Centre was renamed in her honour as the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre.