On International Women’s Day this year, Alumna Gabrielle (Gabby) Ebsworth hosted the fifth Future Women and First Nations Breakfast and discussion Panel in Sydney which reflected on the invaluable contributions of First Nations women to our society. The line-up of speakers featured remarkable First Nations voices sharing their stories and insights, including Tanya Hosch, Mundanara Bayles, Rachael Sarra, Jarin Baigent and Alicia Veasey.
Gabby, a proud Wangkumara and Barkindji woman from Narromine, NSW was honoured to be asked to host this event and was thrilled at the attendance of a number of KRB students and staff reflecting that
“Attending KRB on an AIE foundation scholarship truly changed my life and I’m so proud to be able to connect, support and share these experiences with the Indigenous girls at KRB today”.
Gabby graduated from KRB in 2015 and attended the University of Melbourne to study Politics and Sociology. Shortly after commencing university, Gabby changed her degree to focus on Neuroscience in order to pursue a career in public health.
Gabby is currently working as a Project Lead – Indigenous Health at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). Gabby operates her own consultancy business, Mirla Ditji, and is also a lecturer and tutor at the University of Melbourne within the Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Previously, Gabby has worked as a training consultant where she was responsible for providing culturally safe dermatology training for GP Registrars and as an Indigenous Research and Engagement Co-ordinator at the Australian Stroke Alliance.
In 2021, Gabby was the recipient of the Telstra Health’s inaugural Brilliant Women in Digital Health Award for work as co-founder and clinician of the First Nations Dermatology Service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
An experienced and driven healthcare professional passionate about improving health services to provide equitable and culturally responsive care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Gabby is currently undertaking a Specialist Certificate in Empowering Health in Aboriginal Communities through the University of Melbourne. When she is not working, Gabby is also a puppy raiser for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia and hosts an endless stream of cute labrador puppies as the next generation of guide dogs for people who are bind or of low vision.