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Estelle Dragun
Estelle Dragun
Estelle was born in Perth, Western Australia where she has lived all her life. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. Estelle studied Music and Drama at UWA and Edith Cowan University gaining a Bachelor of Music and Associate Diploma in performance. She has been involved in education for almost 40 years and in particular Music and Drama. She has held a number of senior teaching roles including co-ordinator of Drama studies at Corpus Christi College, Director of Music at Mercedes College and Head of Music Curriculum at Presbyterian Ladies College before she retired in 2009. It has always been an interest of hers, to observe the creative side of students and to follow the development of their talents in both Music and Drama. In 2004 Estelle took the Mercedes Select choir to the Youth and Music Festival in Vienna and they were very successful.
As a result of her daughter Charmaine passing away in 2007 from suicide, she has been very keen to become an advocate of good mental health and wellbeing. She has devoted a large part of her time to bringing about awareness of the issues surrounding mental health and finding out more about mental health and well being through attending conferences and doing research. It is her aim to make a positive contribution to the further development of good Mental Health care and management.
Contact
One Life Suicide Prevention Strategy
Centrecare
456 Hay Street
Perth, WA 6000
Australia
(08) 9325 6644
