Beverly briggs biography

Indigenous Australian health pioneer (born 1941)

Naomi MayersOAM (born 1941) is a leader in Australian health. She is also known for having been lead vocalist of the music group The Sapphires, on which a popular 2012 film of the same name was based.

Early life

Mayers was born in 1941,^[1] of Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri heritage.^[2]

She was one of three members of The Sapphires, along with Beverly Briggs (her sister) and Laurel Robinson, in the 1960s.

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She and Briggs chose not to travel with the group to Vietnam, owing to their opposition to the Vietnam War.^[3]

Career in health

She became involved in the foundation of the Aboriginal Medical Service in 1971, encouraged by Fred Hollows.^[3] She was officially appointed as coordinator in 1972,^[4] with fellow Sapphires Robinson and Briggs joining the service later.

She had had some nursing experience, and started as an administrator. Mayers helped to le