The Board and Management of Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company are delighted to announce the appointment of Rayma Morrison as the Company’s new Office Manager.

Rayma was born in Yalgoo and raised by her maternal grandmother on country. She speaks the Wongutha language and is a respected elder. She originally trained as a community liaison worker and in marketing with Yirra Yaakin. Rayma worked in Aboriginal health, promoting healthy eating for over 20 years.

She was the first Aboriginal woman to head up Radio Mulba station in Port Hedland, where she also worked at the North West Telegraph. Rayma has always had an interest in the arts and made her professional theatre debut in Skylab, a Yirra Yaakin and Black Swan State Theatre Company co-production in 2018. In 2019, Rayma performed in Cracked by Barbara Hostalek, another Yirra Yaakin production.