Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group Inc
The Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group Incorporated is involved with numerous projects
Our History
Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group Inc (SCRGI) was established in 1997, making it the first reconciliation group in Queensland. Its formation was influenced by the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and it grew out of the Caloundra Catholic Church social justice group. SCRGI remains committed to social justice while maintaining religious and political neutrality.
The group was founded by Dawn Wilson, Beryl Procopis and Claire Bevlin. Since then, SCRGI has supported a wide range of First Nations–led causes through advocacy, practical support, donations, community participation and the organisation of public events that promote understanding and justice.
SCRGI both supports, and is supported by, a diverse network of community organisations across the Sunshine Coast.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to contribute to reconciliation on the Sunshine Coast by being informed, respectful and accountable allies, supporting the rights, histories and cultural sovereignty of First Nations peoples.
SCRGI supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for Voice, Treaty and Truth.
As First Nations peoples make up a small proportion of the Australian population, allyship matters. We encourage our members and supporters to learn about what it means to be a genuine ally and to walk this path with humility, care and commitment.
Read more about allyship here >
Chairperson and Management Committee Members
Our Chairperson and Management Committee are a dedicated and highly skilled group of individuals who volunteer their time and expertise to fulfil our 2025-2028 Strategic Plan.
We are actively seeking First Nations members to join our Management Committee, ensuring that First Nations voices, perspectives, and leadership are central to our governance and decision-making. Please email your interest to info@scrgi.org.au
Fiona Cameron-McGill
Fiona Cameron-McGill has managed community services for disadvantaged people, taught at tertiary level, and worked as a consultant. With a background in Anthropology and Archaeology at ANU, she participated in fieldwork at Lake Mungo and the NSW south coast, writing a thesis on Aboriginal women. Active in the 1980s protests on Black Deaths in Custody and the Bicentenary, she has been part of the Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group since 2018 and co-organised the Maleny Remembrance Ceremony since 2016. As the Chair of SCRGI, she led the Yes campaign locally. Besides that very sensible description, Fiona is an old hippy and spends most of her time hugging trees and talking to animals on her Nature Refuge in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
Naomi McQueen
Heather Albrecht
Carolyn Beaton
Chris Mohr
Deborah Moseley
Deborah Moseley’s upbringing in political activism instilled a belief in effecting change, championing truth-telling and respect for Aboriginal culture, leading her to attend Reconciliation meetings in the 1990s. Her career evolved from photography to teaching Tourism and Hospitality across TAFE and university levels. Leveraging qualifications in Business and Community Development, she later managed youth services and career programs. Demonstrating a strong commitment to community governance, Deborah served on boards including the Nambour Community Centre and Headspace. In her retirement, she continued her political engagement, having run three times for the Greens to advocate for better Cultural Heritage Laws.
Dr. Helen Rosenbaum
Dr. Helen Rosenbaum is a leading international expert and advocate against deep sea mining (DSM). With a doctorate in Medical Science and a background as a marine toxicologist and environmental policy developer, she brings rigorous, science-based insight to the debate. Helen is the Co-founder and Research Coordinator for the Deep Sea Mining Campaign (DSMC). Over the last decade, she has worked to expose the extensive, long-lasting, and irreversible environmental and social risks posed by DSM, particularly in the South Pacific. Her advocacy promotes precautionary measures, recycling, and a focus on land-based mineral management as alternatives to ocean exploitation.
Stephen Mam
Stephen Mam is a proud Torres Strait Islander man, a seasoned leader, and a social justice advocate with 25 years of community development success. He excels in empowering organisations to amplify First Nations voices through collaborative partnerships. His extensive roles include Executive Director and Founder of the First Nations Action Network (10,000+ allies); Member of the national Statement from the Heart working group; Member of the Taringa Headspace Consortium; Community Engagement Coordinator for Reconciliation Qld; Member of the Queensland Chief Magistrate’s Cultural Advisory Group; and Committee Member of the Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group.
Rachael Skyring
Rachael Skyring is a non-Indigenous woman of Anglo-Celtic heritage. She has come late to Reconciliation activism. She brings experience as an embodiment coach, school librarian and mother who has learned to listen curiously to marginalised perspectives. A natural systems thinker, trained in physics and engineering, she understands that all choices and actions are connected and consequential. She believes that our past creates our present, and that the choices we make now, informed both by lessons learned and the desire to do better going forward, are what enables building a kinder, more sustainable and inclusive future for everybody.