Portfolio

Delivered annual report for Victorian Government bodies, including:
- Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
- Energy Safe Victoria
- Public Transport Victoria
- Department of Transport
- Department of Justice and Community Safety
Government annual reports are high-profile documents read by journalists and the public.
Wrote and/or edited twelve reports
Developed case studies to showcase key achievements or projects
Project managed six reports
Managed production, printing and distribution for four reports
Delivered accessible word versions.

2009-2022

Emergency Management Victoria's Resilient Recovery Strategy aims to help communities recover from traumatic events.
The strategy sets out the the way the government plans for, responds to and supports recovery after an emergency.
Edited strategy to eliminate jargon and simplify the language for a broad audience.

2019

2018

Anther is an award-winning boutique gin company based in Geelong.
The spirit start-up grew quickly and needed help with its communications.
Wrote and formatted Anther's consumer newsletter.
Bi-montly newsletter.
Produced in Mail Chimp.
Restructured the Anther website.
Liaised with web developer to ensure the small start-up company got the best outcome for its budget.

2018

The Victorian Government's freight plan sets out the strategy to support the state's freight and logistics industry during a period of unprecedented growth.
Edited the document to give it a consistent voice.
Ensured jargon was eliminated for this public document.
Applied Victorian Government writing style standards.
Drafted the Ministerial foreword.

2017

The Victorian Public Sector Commission interviewed five public services bodies which had turned the tide on bullying and poor workplace culture.
Edited the case studies to give the a consistent voice. They had been written by different authors.
Ensured they were free of jargon and easy to read.
Applied in-house writing style guide.

More than a decade of experience as a reporter in daily newspapers.
Highly-skilled interviewer.
Able to quickly find and articulate the story or key message.
Covered oil and gas, business, health, politics and councils.
Wrote opinion pieces, 'colour' articles and new features, as well as news stories.
Mentored and trained cadet journalists.