Trisha Silvers (born 19 April 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria) became known in Australia for surviving the tsunami of 26 December 2004, in which her new husband Troy Broadbridge 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, for her work in Thailand and with Australian youth.