Yvonne Braid

Yvonne Braid OAM (née Southwell; 29 November 1942 – 5 July 2025) was an Australian politician, community leader and radio station manager.

Braid was born in 1942 to Araluen and Owen Southwell.

She was educated at Mount Erin and later Wagga Wagga Technical College where she completed a secretarial course.

She started work at the 2WG radio station in Wagga Wagga as a receptionist in 1958 and worked her way up to the role of general manager.

Braid served as a Wagga Wagga City Councillor from 2008 to 2021, and as deputy Mayor in 2012.

Braid was active in many local charities, including serving as a member of the Board of The Haven Residential Aged Care in Wagga for more than 40 years from 1967 to 2013.

Braid died in Tumut at the Uniting Tumut aged care residential facility on 5 July 2025, at the age of 82.

• 2017 - Order of Australia (OAM) Medal for service to local government, and to the community of Wagga Wagga.