About me

I’m a graded journalist with experience in community journalism.

I completed my Bachelor of Journalism at La Trobe University in 2017 in Melbourne, Victoria.

Before graduating I secured a role as a cadet in rural Victoria at the Gannawarra Times, which also produces the Loddon Times.

I completed my degree long-distance, thanks to some very understanding lecturers, and began my journey learning all about irrigation and agriculture in my rural role.

Since then I have worked at The Ararat Advertiser, commencing my role in August, 2018.

Key responsibilities include news gathering, research, building key relationships with council members, local MPs, industry leaders, community members and colleagues in our other newsrooms.

My role is remote – my editor works from our Horsham site while I work independently from the Ararat office. I meet three daily digital deadlines, manage our social media channels, as well as write for and allocate stories to the twice-weekly print publication.

Other tasks have included covering football and netball games, photography, and taking video.

I am trusted with higher-level editorial decisions, including determining the bi-weekly front page, handling complaints, determining which of our three mastheads to publish stories too, and assisting colleagues at times when our editor has been unavailable.

I have also been promoted to grade 3 journalist during my time with The Ararat Advertiser.

My journalistic interests lie along the lines of investigative journalism and community reporting/current affairs reporting.

I’m also an ex-Sea Shepherd crew member, which is where I first developed my appreciation of video-journalism. I took what opportunity I could to sit in and assist the film crews that accompanied us on voyages.