Antoinette Braybrook AM is a proud Aboriginal woman born in Victoria on Wurundjeri Country, with family connections to the Kuku Yalanji people of Far North Queensland. She is the founding CEO of Djirra, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation established in 2002 to support Aboriginal women and their children experiencing family violence.

For more than two decades, Antoinette has been a leading advocate for Aboriginal women’s safety, justice and self-determination, speaking at state, national and international levels. Her leadership is grounded in cultural strength, lived experience and a deep commitment to systemic change.

Antoinette’s contribution has been widely recognised, including her appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia, an Honorary Doctorate from Deakin University, and being named Melburnian of the Year - the first Aboriginal recipient in the award’s history.

Antoinette continues to drive the organisation’s long-held vision for Victoria’s first Aboriginal Women’s Centre, and the expansion of Djirra’s wraparound services across regional Victoria.