Aunty Gabby is a Victorian Aboriginal Elder and survivor of the Stolen Generation who is a passionate advocate for Victorian Aboriginals and their families.

A retired Specialist Labour Hire company owner/director and Viticulturist/Wine Maker Aunty Gabby continues her voluntary community advocacy engagement when directed by community.

Aunty Gabby also provides Corporate Professional Development sessions as well as in-school interactive storytelling and Aboriginal art sessions.

She is currently a member of the North Central CMA Community Leaders Group, Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group and has worked with the Aboriginal School Based Apprenticeship Trainees on designing a Victorian Aboriginal panel for the North Central CMA cultural Garden.

Aunty Gabby has recently been appointed to the Minister for Ageing’s inaugural Senior Victorians Advisory Committee and is Founder and former Co-Chair of Janandi Aboriginal Corporation.

Aunty Gabby has been the Aboriginal Community Representative on Remembrance Parks Central Vic Community Advisory Committee, Bendigo Health - Community Advisory Committee, Surgical and Anaesthetics Working Group, Loddon Mallee Regional Clinical Council, St. John of God Hospital Reconciliation Action Plan Committee, City of Greater Bendigo Reconciliation Action Plan Committee, Bendigo and District Local Aboriginal Network BLAN, Emerge (Regional Arts Initiative), and is the former Chair Bendigo Artists Incorporated.