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Karen Abercromby (Santa Maria College, Class of 1980) is a Cultural Heritage Planner at the City of Perth with over 35 years of experience across Australia and the United Kingdom. Her work involves assessing the cultural significance of historic places and working with communities and traditional owners to conserve them for future generations. Her career began with a childhood fascination with a heritage farmhouse in Como and was deepened by cultural geography studies at Santa Maria College. She now leads heritage conservation initiatives for the City of Perth, including work connected to the founding convent of the Sisters of Mercy.