Cissy Gore-Birch

Ms Cissy Gore-Birch is a Jaru/Kija woman with connections to Balanggarra, Nyikina and Bunuba country. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Natural Resource Management and has worked in the Aboriginal land management and community development sectors for the past twenty years. With a strong leadership background in the Kimberley, North Australia & Australia, Ms Gore Birch’s is currently the Director/Owner of Kimberley Cultural Connections Pty Ltd, Co- Chair of the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network, Board Director of Kimberley Land Council and Chairperson of the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation. She was formerly appointed as Chairperson/Director of NAILSMA, Councillor at Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley, Committee Member of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee as well as Chair of Indigenous Reference Committee (NESP) amongst others. Ms Gore-Birch has been and continues to advocate for the social, cultural, environmental and economic advancement and well-being of Aboriginal people through a fair and equitable process.