--- a/ckanext/datagovau/plugin.py
+++ b/ckanext/datagovau/plugin.py
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import logging
 
 import ckan.plugins as plugins
+import ckan.lib as lib
+import ckan.lib.dictization.model_dictize as model_dictize
 import ckan.plugins.toolkit as tk
+import ckan.model as model
+from pylons import config
 
+#parse the activity feed for last active non-system user
+def get_last_active_user(id):
+    system_user = lib.helpers.get_action('user_show',{'id': config.get('ckan.site_id', 'ckan_site_user')})
+    user_list = [x for x in lib.helpers.get_action('package_activity_list',{'id':id}) if x['user_id'] != system_user['id']]
+    user = None
+    if len(user_list) > 0:
+    	user = user_list[0].get('user_id', None)
+    if user is None:
+	return system_user
+    else:
+	return lib.helpers.get_action('user_show',{'id':user})
 
-# get_action will be deprecated soon, this is the replacement
-def get_user(user):
-    user_name = unicode(user)
-    if user_name:
-        user_obj = model.User.get(id)
-        context['user_obj'] = user_obj
-        if user_obj is None:
-            raise NotFound
-    else:
-        raise NotFound
-
-    return model_dictize.user_dictize(user_obj,context)
+# get user created datasets and those they have edited
+def get_user_datasets(user_dict):
+    created_datasets_list = user_dict['datasets']
+    active_datasets_list = [x['data']['package'] for x in 
+				lib.helpers.get_action('user_activity_list',{'id':user_dict['id']}) if x['data'].get('package')]
+    return created_datasets_list + active_datasets_list
 
 
 class ExampleIDatasetFormPlugin(plugins.SingletonPlugin,
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@
         # config['licenses_group_url'] = 'http://%(ckan.site_url)/licenses.json'
 
     def get_helpers(self):
-        return {'getuser': get_user}
+        return {'get_last_active_user': get_last_active_user, 'get_user_datasets': get_user_datasets}
 
     def is_fallback(self):
         # Return True to register this plugin as the default handler for