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Established in 2002 by Uwe Backes and Stephane Thomas, The Fire Company is an Australian design, innovation and export success story. Its ground-breaking range of eco-friendly ethanol fireplaces, burners and accessories can now be found in 52 countries worldwide, across a diverse range of architectural environments. Through the agency Lewellyn Communications, I often produce copy [...]

This is the latest issue of Lifestyle Pools + outdoor design magazine, which has had a gorgeous revamp from new publisher News Custom Media. I edited the glossy, bi-annual title for nine years but now only write some of the features. My favourite two in this issue include bringing back biodiversity in Aussie backyards and [...]

I was in Indonesia recently visiting Waterbom Bali, the family-friendly water park that is an EarthCheck Silver Benchmarked company due to its ongoing commitment to environmentally sustainable operations. While in the area, I visited friends who were staying at the luscious Beji Villas. Divine.

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd announced early this year that its casinos – Star City in Sydney, Jupiters on the Gold Coast, Treasury in Brisbane and Jupiters in Townsville – will now be known as Echo Entertainment Group Ltd, following the gaming company’s demerger. The company approached me to create copy that captured the look and feel of this [...]

The Vivid Group is a leading Australian communications and technology services company delivering innovation in Branding, Digital Media and Application Development. They approached me about a month ago to provide copywriting assistance for a number of their clients, including Fair Go Finance and Parsons Brinckerhoff. PB is one of the world’s largest construction and engineering [...]

Banyan Tree Global Foundation is doing some incredible work in the area of marine conservation. I had the pleasure of interviewing BT’s David Campion, Group Director of CSR Operations about their Maldives Marine Lab in Vabbinfaru. Learn more about this innovative project here.

I was honoured to interview David Suzuki while he was in Australia recently to promote The Legacy (his 5th book and ‘final’ transcript). Suzuki’s energy is infectious and his arguments so commonsense. My favourite word/concept in the book: Biophilia.

This photo I took appeared on the front page of Byron Shire News with my story on the annual Mullum Music Festival. It’s so incredibly unique in that it engages every level of the community from regular market stallholders and local businesses to home-grown artists, volunteers, venue owners and established artists. It’s a highlight of [...]

A ten minute drive from home. Sublime…

The crew from Byron Bay Ballooning setting up for a flight around the mountains of Mullum… what a gorgeous way to start the day…

This photo I took appeared on the front page of Byron Shire News with my story on the annual Mullum Music Festival. It’s so incredibly unique in that it engages every level of the community from regular market stallholders and local businesses to home-grown artists, volunteers, venue owners and established artists. It’s a highlight of [...]

Described as one of Australia’s most convincing and original painters, Emma Walker’s contemporary artwork is as emotive as it is compelling. She also just happens to be a lovely friend of mine who is based near Byron Bay. Emma’s latest exhibition, The Dawn Language, was inspired after a trip to the desert last year she [...]

Ilona Harker is a friend and fellow resident of Bruns and I am captivated every time I see and hear her sing. Describing her songwriting style as “folk noir”, Ilona is utterly mesmerising when she performs. When not wowing audiences with her cheeky lyrics and sultry vocals, she takes people like me stand-up paddle boarding [...]

Banyan Tree Global Foundation is doing some incredible work in the area of marine conservation. I had the pleasure of interviewing BT’s David Campion, Group Director of CSR Operations about their Maldives Marine Lab in Vabbinfaru. Learn more about this innovative project here.

A ten minute drive from home. Sublime…

The crew from Byron Bay Ballooning setting up for a flight around the mountains of Mullum… what a gorgeous way to start the day…

This is the view of Cape Byron headland from the open window of Bill Mills’ vintage replica two-seater Storch. Feeling a bit like a paper plane fluttering 800 metres in the air, Bill took us over migrating whales, playful dolphins, deserted beaches and mountain tops. Scary and exhilarating at the same time. Can’t wait to [...]

This is one of the gorgeous images I captured for the new autumn collection from Little Gypsies. I love photographing Sequoia and have done since she was a baby in Bondi. You can see more pics at www.littlegypsies.com

The late afternoon light was too beautiful to resist shooting off a few frames…

I was in Indonesia recently visiting Waterbom Bali, the family-friendly water park that is an EarthCheck Silver Benchmarked company due to its ongoing commitment to environmentally sustainable operations. While in the area, I visited friends who were staying at the luscious Beji Villas. Divine.

Banyan Tree Global Foundation is doing some incredible work in the area of marine conservation. I had the pleasure of interviewing BT’s David Campion, Group Director of CSR Operations about their Maldives Marine Lab in Vabbinfaru. Learn more about this innovative project here.

I recently returned from a few weeks in Bali where I stayed in some stunning places including Villa Pushpapuri, which is located just north of Sanur on the East Cast.  Travellers tend to forget Bali isn’t just about bagging a bargain in Seminyak or swilling Bintangs in Kuta. It’s a magical place that – for [...]

Managed by EarthCheck, Sustainable Tourism Online is a global think tank for all things clean and green. As portal editor, my roles are to research, write and edit the site’s sustainability content. This involves interviewing industry leaders from universities, companies, and organisations like the United Nations – very exciting and rewarding stuff!

This is the view of Cape Byron headland from the open window of Bill Mills’ vintage replica two-seater Storch. Feeling a bit like a paper plane fluttering 800 metres in the air, Bill took us over migrating whales, playful dolphins, deserted beaches and mountain tops. Scary and exhilarating at the same time. Can’t wait to [...]

I was in Indonesia recently visiting Waterbom Bali, the family-friendly water park that is an EarthCheck Silver Benchmarked company due to its ongoing commitment to environmentally sustainable operations. While in the area, I visited friends who were staying at the luscious Beji Villas. Divine.

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd announced early this year that its casinos – Star City in Sydney, Jupiters on the Gold Coast, Treasury in Brisbane and Jupiters in Townsville – will now be known as Echo Entertainment Group Ltd, following the gaming company’s demerger. The company approached me to create copy that captured the look and feel of this [...]

The Vivid Group is a leading Australian communications and technology services company delivering innovation in Branding, Digital Media and Application Development. They approached me about a month ago to provide copywriting assistance for a number of their clients, including Fair Go Finance and Parsons Brinckerhoff. PB is one of the world’s largest construction and engineering [...]

Banyan Tree Global Foundation is doing some incredible work in the area of marine conservation. I had the pleasure of interviewing BT’s David Campion, Group Director of CSR Operations about their Maldives Marine Lab in Vabbinfaru. Learn more about this innovative project here.

I was honoured to interview David Suzuki while he was in Australia recently to promote The Legacy (his 5th book and ‘final’ transcript). Suzuki’s energy is infectious and his arguments so commonsense. My favourite word/concept in the book: Biophilia.