Gail is from the Ku Ku Yalanji nation, with kinship connection to the Pitta Pitta and Girramay people North Queensland. Gail first grew up in Palm Island before moving to Townsville with her family, and then to Melbourne at the age of 17. Gail has been living in Healesville for 40 years.
Gail is the Bringing Them Home Counsellor at Oonah Health & Community Services Aboriginal Corporation (formerly Healesville Indigenous Community Services Association).