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Professional Achievements
Awards
- Top Gong Winner – Women Making a Difference 2009
- Illawarra Mercury People's Choice Award Winner 2009
- I98 Local Hero – Runner up 2009
- SASSY Award Winner – Strength of Courage 2008
- Lady Cutler Carer of the Year Winner 2007
- Continence Carer of the Year – Runner Up 2007
Appointments
- National Ambassador Carers Australia 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- National Ambassador Continence Foundation of Aust 2008, 2009
- Carer Representative Carers NSW 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Board Member Sir Roden Cutler Charities 2007, 2008, 2009
- Consumer Advisory Committee CFA 2008, 2009
- Women’s Day Carer of the Year Judge 2008
- 20/20 Ideas Summit Speaker – Illawarra Region
Publications
- Author of Love Has No Limits published by Harlequin Enterprises Pty Ltd 2008
- 2nd Edition of Love Has No Limits published by Harlequin Enterprises in 2009
- Australian Woman’s Weekly Article feature dated May 2008
- New Idea Article feature dated October 2006
- Woman’s Day Article feature dated October 2007 & June 2008
- NSW Writer’s Centre Magazine Article Feature December 2007
- Gold Coast Bulletin Magazine Article feature April 2008
- Illawarra Mercury Weekender Magazine Article feature October 2006
- Family Care New Zealand Magazine Article feature Autumn 2008
- Medical Journal of Australia GP Magazine June 2008
Television Appearances
- TV Appearance on Random Acts of Kindness - July 2009
- TV Appearance on A Current Affair – May 2008
- TV Appearance on Mornings with Kerri Anne – October 2006
- TV Appearance on Susie – March 2008
- TV Appearance on Win News – March 2008, July 2009 and Nov 2009
- TV Appearance on Today Tonight – October 2006
- TV Appearance on State Focus May, 2008
- TV Appearance on Sky News June 2008
- TV Appearance on Sky News Book Report June 2008
- TV Appearances on News Editions Win, 9, 10, 7, ABC, Sky News Oct 2008
- Federal Election Campaign DVD – If you don’t care, why should we
- Carers Australia DVD – Carers Week Launch October 2007
- Carers Australia TV Commercial Carers Week October 2008
Radio Appearances
- 2GB Alan Jones
- ABC The Conversation Hour – Richard Fidler
- ABC National - Life Matters – Richard Adey
- ABC Regional Radio – Paul Turton
- ABC National – Perspective
- ABC Regional Radio Alice Springs – Barry Nichols
- ABC Regional Radio 774 Melbourne – Richard Stubbs
- Carers World Radio United Kingdom
- 2UE, 4UE, 2CC, I98, 96.5, 4RFM, 106.9, 103.2 & many more!
Newspapers
- Illawarra Mercury
- Strathfield Scene
- Burwood Scene
- The Advertiser
- The Australian
- The Courier Mail
- The Gold Coast Bulletin
- The Sun-Herald
- The Sunday Telegraph
- Daily Telegraph
- The Canberra Times
Formal Qualifications and Professional Experience
Graduate of the National Speakers Association of Australia Professional Speaking Academy
Guest Speaker at prestigious venues such as:-
- Parliament House in Canberra, Queensland, Adelaide, Tasmania
- ACT Leglistive Assembly
- Old Parliament House Canberra
- Sydney Convention Centre
- Versace Hotel Gold Coast
- Cockle Bay Convention Centre
- Marriott Resort Surfers Paradise
- Novotel Brighton Le Sands
- Crown Casino Melbourne
- Sheraton Sydney
- Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Shoalhaven Convention Centre
- University of Wollongong
- Department of Tafe
and hundreds more smaller venues across Australia.
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