Nguru Cultural Practitioner, Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
Paula McGrady Comes from the lands of the Kamilaroi people of Moree and Toomelah in mid northern NSW.
Paula currently works at Canberra Rape Crisis Centre; this is a job she has maintained for over 15 years as a casual and permanent worker. She is the Manager of the Nguru (Aboriginal) support program.
Paula worked for a myriad of Refuges spanning her 30-year working history since moving to Canberra in 2005. These include a single women’s, youth, women and children’s refuges for persons escaping domestic, family, sexual violence and homelessness.
Since moving to Canberra in 2005, Paula has become deeply embedded within the ACT community, raising her family and working extensively across sectors that support very vulnerable people.
Paula has served previously and currently on numerous boards and committees. She is proudly a member of the ACT Cemetery and Crematorium Board and the Place Names Board of the ACT.
Paula brings, lived experience, strong identity of self and Culture with deep community commitment to all that she does. Paula is driven by integrity, respect, and the belief in a better future for all
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The importance that being at the table when decisions and discussions are made are very integral to Paula’s advocacy, passion and work.
