Trisha Silvers

Trisha Silvers (born 19 April 1981) became known in Australia for surviving the boxing day tsunami of 2004, in which her new husband Troy Broadbridge was killed.

She is active in the Reach Foundation, an Australian organisation that promotes youth self-esteem and is the founder of the Reach Broadbridge Fund which she now manages part-time.[1] In 2005 Silvers wrote Beyond the Wave, which chronicles her life prior to, during and after the tsunami.[1]

She was the 2006 recipient of the Young Australian of the Year Award, for her work in Thailand and with Australian youth.[2] In 2007, she was the official ambassador for Melbourne's Moomba festival.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Webb, Carolyn (29 October 2005). "A future beyond the tsunami". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/a-future-beyond-the-tsunami/2005/10/28/1130400361153.html?page=4. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Young Australian of the Year 2006, Trisha Broadbridge". Australian of the Year Awards. http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/pages/page127.asp. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Silkstone, Dan (13 March 2007). "Moomba shows its colours as it steps out with fun in mind". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/moomba-shows-its-colours-as-it-steps-out-with-fun-in-mind/2007/03/12/1173548107206.html. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
Preceded by
Khoa Do		 Young Australian of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Tania Major