'Nancia Guivarra is a Meriam (Magaram), Wuthathi and Bindal Juru woman who was born in Brisbane and raised in Gladstone, Queensland. Nancia is a multimedia journalist and producer with over twenty years experience in media production and communications, entertainment, the arts and government policy. She works freelance for her company Amneris Pty Ltd whose major clients include the Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company's website, The Australia Council for the Arts - Arts Yarnup magazine and Vibe Australia.
Prior to this she worked as a journalist and producer with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for ten years across all mediums - radio, television and online. This included most recently being Online Editor for the Indigenous website, Message Stick and as a presenter and producer on Radio National's Indigenous arts and culture program AWAYE!
She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement Studies from the University of Queensland (1988) and a Graduate Diploma of Arts (Journalism) from the University of Technology Sydney (2005). She has worked in the Commonwealth Public Service departments, the Aboriginal Development Commission, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, ATSIC and Aboriginal Hostels Limited in various roles around the country.
Nancia is a long time member of the Gadigal Information Service Aboriginal Corporation (93.7 FM Koori Radio). In 2002 and 2003 she was seconded from the ABC to be General Manager of Gadigal to implement its full time community radio license for 93.7FM Koori Radio. In that time she was also a founder of the Australian Indigenous Communications Association.' Source: www.gadigal.org.au (Sighted 27/01/2012).
