Dr Louis Peachey is a Girimay man from the Djiribaligan language group (Rainforest People) of North Queensland.
He is a Senior Medical Officer at the Atherton District Hospital where he works as a Rural Generalist.
Dr Peachey was the founding President of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, and has been directly involved in Health Advocacy for Indigenous Australians for more than a quarter of a century having served on numerous Federal and State health committees and reference groups throughout his career.