In her late twenties, Gabrielle is gutsy, sexy, intelligent and, seemingly, not intimidated by anyone or anything. Gabrielle grew up the older sister to three brothers in a small country town. She loves being a country girl and she wears it on her sleeve, and in her vernacular, often using classic, and bizarre, Australian colloquialisms. She's inherited the great bush tradition of storytelling and is also prone to country remedies, some passed down via her ancestors, some she just makes up on the spot. Gabrielle doesn't suffer fools gladly and she's not afraid to discipline someone who is out of order. She's quick to point out that ‘If you've spent as much time as I have knee deep in cow manure, you get a bloody good bullsh*t radar.' But at the end of the day she's willing to put a grievance or disagreement behind her.

Gabrielle's a great nurse; her caring nature borne out of her relationship to her brothers and also to her mother, who she had to care for when she became very ill. Coming from a small town where the nurse is everything, she's got wide ranging experience. She's fantastic with patients, using her sensational intuition to great advantage, often finding unorthodox solutions to problems. She might even sing for a sick child if she thinks it will help and if she's sure no-one else is around.

Gabrielle Jaeger is played by Virginia Gay