Barbara Davey was awarded an education scholarship at the University of Sydney and is changing the lives of a generation of young Australians. She also works tirelessly in the veteran mental health space. Having driven almost 100,000 kilometres in support of her husband, she has also been instrumental in raising almost $300,000 for charity.
Her family has a long history of military service. Her great-uncle served in the Navy and was sunk during both World War I and World War II. Her father flew in Europe during World War II, while her mother served in the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF), with her portrait now hanging at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Her son serves in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a Lieutenant Commander, medical doctor and anaesthetist.