Gail Ker


Gail Kathleen Ker OAM is the chief executive officer of Access Community Services Ltd in Queensland, Australia. In 2018, she was named as one of the Queensland Greats by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in a ceremony at the Queensland Art Gallery on 8 June 2018.
For more than 20 years Ker’s vast industry experience and expertise in the Australian multicultural, humanitarian and community sectors has seen her change countless lives for the better. Under Ker’s leadership, Access has grown from a one room youth employment service in Logan City into one of Australia’s leading organisations in the provision of settlement, employment, training, youth support, housing and social enterprise services for migrants, refugees and Australian-born clients. In June 2018, Ker launched her innovative 99 Steps to end Domestic Violence program which has provided domestic and family violence counselling and legal support to more than 50 women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Ker was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the multicultural community of Queensland".

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This article was based on material from © The State of Queensland 2018, released under CC-BY-4.0 , accessed on 27 October 2018.