# Nancy Bates

> Nancy Dawn Bates is a New Zealand-born Australian community advocate and retired journalist. She was the second woman to be appointed editor of a daily Australian newspaper, serving as editor of the Fraser Coast Chronicle in Maryborough, Queensland, for 21 years.

*New Zealand-Australian journalist and editor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1948
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Nancy Dawn Bates is a New Zealand-born Australian community advocate and retired journalist. She was the second woman to be appointed editor of a daily Australian newspaper, serving as editor of the Fraser Coast Chronicle in Maryborough, Queensland, for 21 years.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 25.4

## Sources
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