Trisha Silvers became known in Australia for surviving the boxing day tsunami of 2004, in which her new husband Troy Broadbridge

Troy Broadbridge

Troy Broadbridge was an Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Melbourne career :...

 was killed.

She is active in the Reach Foundation, an Australian organisation that promotes youth self-esteem and is the founder of the Reach Broadbridge Fund which she now manages part-time.
In 2005 Silvers wrote Beyond the Wave, which chronicles her life prior to, during and after the tsunami.

She was the 2006 recipient of the Young Australian of the Year Award

Australian of the Year

Since 1960 the Australian of the Year Award has been part of the celebrations surrounding Australia Day , during which time the award has grown steadily in significance to become Australia’s pre-eminent award. The Australian of the Year announcement has become a very prominent part of the annual...

, for her work in Thailand and with Australian youth. In 2007, she was the official ambassador for Melbourne's Moomba

Moomba

Moomba is Australia's largest free community festival and one of the longest running festivals in Australia. Held annually in the city of Melbourne, Australia, Moomba is celebrated during the Labour Day long weekend , and has been celebrated since 1955...

festival.