Staff profiles

Trisha Frail-Gibbs

Trisha is the co-ordinator of Wirringa Baiya. She is from Brewarrina the Ngemba people, a mother of six children, 5 girls and 1 boy, and happily married to Clarence Gibbs. Trisha is a founding member of Wirringa Baiya and has been continuously involved with the centre. Trisha becomed involved with women's issues whilst she was working within the NSW Women's Refuge Movement. Through that work she become increasingly concerned about the limited options available to Aboriginal women needing to access legal services.

What does Trisha aim to do for the Centre in her role as co-ordinator? Employ more legal solictors for the advice line, employ a community legal educator officer and a counsellor for women, children or youth who ring and require counselling as well as legal advice. She also will continue the fight for the rights of Aboriginal women, children and youth who have been victims of crime.

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