Shaun Braybrook is a proud Aboriginal man who follows this grandfather line to the Kuku-Yalanji people. He was born on Wurundjeri Country and has lived all his life in the Weston Suburbs.
Shaun has been working with the Victorian Koori community for around 30 years.
For the past 22 years, Shaun has been working in the corrections system, specifically with Koori men. For the past 15 years, as the General Manager of the Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place in Gippsland, which provides Aboriginal men with an opportunity to reconnect with their culture and divert themselves from the justice system.
In 2001, Elected to ATSIC’s Tumbukka Regional Council and was Deputy Chair from 2003–2005, Director of the Aboriginal Housing Victoria Board 2005-07, 2011 – 2022 Board member of the Yarram District Health Service and Chair form 2020 -22 and currently a Director on Forensicare Board of Management commencing 2023 to current.
Shaun was the recipient of the prestigious Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2019
Shaun has an unwavering belief that Aboriginal cultural identity is a strength, protective factor and crucial building block in our community’s development. He has a deep commitment to social justice and to ensuring Aboriginal people have opportunities to achieve and excel– and he works tirelessly to ensure that even the most disadvantaged members of our community get this opportunity.