Ms Mary Graham
Ms Mary Graham was born in Brisbane and grew up on the Gold Coast, she is a Kombu-merri person and is also affiliated with the Waka Waka group through her mother.
She was the Administrator of the Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Agency (AICCA) during the 1970’s and has been on the Boards and Committees of many Aboriginal organisations in Brisbane for many years since.
Mary was a member of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation during its first term and was a member of the ATSIC Regional Council for South East Queensland for six years. She was also a Queensland Corrective Services Commissioner for one year. She then had her own successful consultancy in Aboriginal affairs - Mary Graham and Assoc.
She has carried out research work for the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA), a Native Title Representative Body in Brisbane.
Other activities have included free-lance editing for UQ Press; publishing training guide manuals for various Government departments, Federal, State and Local Government levels; script development work for film and television with Murri-image Production.
She is currently working as a community development/research consultant for the Kummara Association in Brisbane – a Stronger Indigenous Families initiative.
