Our Leadership Team
Dr. Stephanie Trust – Clinical Director
Dr Stephanie is a Gidja/ Walmajarri General Practitioner with a passion for remote primary health care, Aboriginal health, aviation medicine and chronic disease management.
She has been on numerous community and health committees and boards and has work worked extensively within Aboriginal Medical Services.
Dr Stephanie has a passion for medical education. And is a long-term supervisor and cultural mentor for GP Registrars and medical students and a strong advocate for Aboriginal Health Worker Practitioners.
Most recently Dr Stephanie was awarded GP of the Year at the 2024 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
Dr. Amanda Gibbons – General Practitioner
Dr Amanda Gibbons is a GP providing telehealth care from Perth on behalf of the practice. She graduated from Deakin University in 2012, completed hospital training in Melbourne and achieved a fellowship with RACGP in 2016.
Dr Gibbons has extensive experience in rural and Aboriginal health, having worked in rural Victoria and Derby. Since late 2021 she has worked with Wunan Health both in person and via telehealth.
Her clinical interests include women’s health including perimenopause and menopause, antenatal care, chronic disease management and preventative health checks. She holds the RANZCOG Associate Training Program (Procedural). She is also passionate about medical education and has been involved in teaching medical students and GP registrars.
She is returning to Wunan Health in February 2026 after parental leave, working in a part-time telehealth capacity.
Dr Yoges Murthi – General Practitioner
Dr Yoges is a General Practitioner who completed her medical degree with Melaka Manipal Medical College in 2005 and then went on to complete her GP training with the Academy of Family Medicine (Malaysia) and has obtained her Diploma as well as her Advanced Training in Family Medicine.
Dr Yoges joined the Wunan Health team in 2025 after relocating from Malaysia with her family.
She is currently working towards a Fellowship with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
Dr Yoges has a special interest in women’s health and has a certificate in Women’s Health (Ireland). She is also passionate about preventative care and believes that the best time to arrest a disease is before it gets diagnosed!
Dr Yoges has extensive knowledge and experience on weight loss programmes and chronic care management.
She loves travelling with her family during her free time.
Dr Eleanor Lang – GP Registrar
Dr Eleanor is a GP Registrar who grew up on Wiilman country in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
She graduated from the University of Western Australia as a Doctor of Medicine in 2020. She enjoyed her year-long placement in Kununurra as a medical student in 2019 so much that she has returned to the East Kimberley as a GP Registrar.
Dr Eleanor has spent the past four years working in hospitals in the Northern Territory in the Top End and most recently in Alice Springs. She will be working at both Wunan Health and Kununurra District Hospital and is working towards a fellowship with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
Dr Chloe Lai – GP Registrar
Dr Chloe is a GP Registrar who has moved to Kununurra with her husband. She graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and has previously worked at St. John of God Midland Hospital in Perth. Her family is from Taiwan and Hong Kong and she grew up in New Zealand prior to moving to Australia.
Dr Chloe is very excited to explore more of the beautiful Kimberley on her days off.
Dr Chloe is working towards a fellowship with the Australia College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
Dr Chloe is available for appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays. And also works across at OVAHS – Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service.
Dr John Peniston-Bird – GP Registrar
Dr. John is one of the newest team members at Wunan Health, having joined in February 2026. Dr John also works across at KDH – Kununurra District Hospital.
Dr John completed his medical training including General Practice in the UK before running away to sea as a ships doctor in 2007. He arrived in Australia in 2011 and worked in hospital medicine in Sydney and Melbourne before arriving in the Kimberley in late 2024. He is now working towards his fellowship with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM)
His special interests are preventative medicine and health screening, mens health, family planning and sexual health, skin medicine and peri-operative medicine.
Outside of medicine, Dr John is a keen traveller and has usually planned his next trip before finishing his current one. He is a keen skier in both Northern and southern hemispheres and can usually be found running or cycling around the local run tracks early in the morning.
Dr Chris Chi – GP Registrar
Dr. Chris is one of the newest team members at Wunan Health, having joined in February 2026. Dr Chris also works across at OVAHS – Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service.
Originally from Sydney, he moved to Perth to study at Curtin University, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and his beautiful wife!
Dr. Chris worked at St. John of God Midland Hospital in Perth before coming up to Kununurra at the start of 2025, working at Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service.
He is in his final year (hopefully!) of GP training, working towards a fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He is also working towards a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine through James Cook University.
In his spare time, Dr. Chris enjoys playing the viola, kicking around a football (the round-ball kind), and annoying his wife.
Please note, Dr. Chris does not do referrals for termination of pregnancy or voluntary assisted dying.
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The Practice Team: Practice Manager Practice Advisor Practice Nurse (RN) Chronic Conditions Nurse (RN) – Allied Health Program Rachel Spence Medical Receptionists Ramona Bader Alexandria Kent Kelly Carruthers Hilal Bucuga |
Practice Nurses
Our team of practice nurses provide a range of services including immunisations, chronic disease management, women’s health and contraception, audiometry, drug and alcohol testing and more. The practice nurse team supports our practitioners to deliver other services such as medicals and skin procedures as well as contacting patients with treatment plans and test results.
Aboriginal Health Practitioners
Our Aboriginal Health Practitioners (AHPs) provide a range of services including immunisations, chronic disease management, audiometry, drug and alcohol testing among many others. With a focus on Aboriginal health checks, chronic disease management plans our AHPs are committed to providing a culturally sensitive environment and care for our Aboriginal patients. Our AHPs also support practitioners to deliver other services.
Medical Receptionists
If you wish to learn more about our services, make an appointment or require any assistance, please feel free to contact one of our friendly medical receptionists.