FACILITIES

• Playground for all ages. Includes rope climbing structure, and an accessible swing seat
• Seating areas with tables, one undercover with two BBQ
• Accessible path
• Water bubbler
• Bike rack

Who was Juliet Shields?

Juliet Shields will be remembered as one of the most senior lawyers in the Northern Territory as well as being the most senior female lawyer. 

Juliet Shields graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws in 1956, was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW the same year and after three-year sojourn in England and Western Europe, she returned to Australia and worked with the Commonwealth Attorney-General's department in Canberra. 

There, she was described as "Canberra's only woman barrister".

She moved to Darwin in 1961, where continued her work for the Commonwealth Law Office under Ron Withnall, commenced a career with the conveyancing section in 1974, and she quickly became the first female section head in the Crown Solicitor's office. 

In 1978, Juliet transferred to the newly established Northern Territory Department of Law, where she was responsible for the Commercial Division. For many years, she was the senior female public servant in the Northern Territory. She acted from time to time as Registrar General, and was appointed as a member, and subsequent Chair, of the Agents Licensing Board.