I turn complex policy and evidence into language people can understand and act on.
The examples below are grouped by the kinds of outcomes I deliver: sector communications and speeches, internal culture and content, media releases, and measurable campaigns—including science and climate work that reached national audiences.
Education Sector Communications
Spotlight Updates – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Senior Communications Advisor | Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Regular stakeholder updates highlighting key priorities, research, and professional learning initiatives for the education sector.
Ministerial Speeches – Victorian Department of Education
Media Relations Adviser and Speechwriter | Victorian Department of Education
Developed speeches to support Ministers and senior leaders at key education events and announcements
Professional Writing
Internal Communications – ASIC
Senior Communications Advisor | Australian Securities and Investment Commission
Short-form articles for ASIC’s intranet, highlighting organisational achievements and strengthening staff engagement.
- ASIC’s registration work pays off
- ASIC’s Moneysmart: An (Increasingly) Trusted Source for Australians
Media Releases – Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance
Senior Communications Advisor | Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance
Media releases produced under tight deadlines to promote Victoria’s economic performance and policy initiatives.
Media Releases & Speech – Australian Bureau of Meteorology
National Media Manager | Australian Bureau of Meteorology
National media releases promoting new initiatives and organisational milestones in climate and weather research.
- New centre to focus on climate and weather research
- New Tsunami Warning Centre for Australia
- Speech: Australia’s Climate Future
Campaigns
National Campaign – Teaching a Bright Future
World Teachers’ Day 2020 | Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Led creative development and executed a national campaign celebrating teachers and teaching in Australia. This included campaign messaging, media releases, and stakeholder engagement.
International Campaign – Time to Remember. Time to Act
International Overdose Awareness Day 2016 | Penington Institute
Developed campaign concept and led international activities to reduce accidental drug overdose, including stakeholder engagement, media outreach, and evaluation.
- Drug Toll Shock – Herald Sun, Page 1, Monday 29/08/2016
- Op Ed – New response to drugs is needed
- Final Campaign Evaluation Report – International Overdose Awareness Day
National Media Campaign – Climate Change Projections for Australia
Climate in Australia 2007 | Australian Bureau of Meteorology & CSIRO
Details of this report gained extensive coverage across national newspapers, television, and radio in 2007. Headlines emphasised the urgency of climate risks specific to Australia, which was unusual at the time and helped push climate change into mainstream public discussion. Online mentions and syndication extended the reach beyond metropolitan centres, ensuring rural and regional exposure.
- Media Release – New Projections for Australia’s Changing Climate
- Australia’s parched future – The Age, Page 1, 03/10/2007
- Hot, parched and sinking – apocalypse Sydney – The Sydney Morning Herald, Page 1, 3/10/2007
- Australia will get hotter, drier: CSIRO, weather bureau (ABC The World Today)
Themes
- Education-sector communications & speeches: Stakeholder updates and ministerial remarks that clarify priorities and move the conversation forward.
- Internal communications (culture & engagement): Intranet campaigns and stories that make strategy tangible and lift staff engagement.
- Public-sector media relations: Accurate, on-deadline releases for Treasury/Finance and national agencies.
- Campaigns with evidence: National/international campaigns delivered end-to-end, with evaluation artefacts.
- Science & climate communication: Translating complex projections into mainstream coverage across TV, radio and press.
Impact
- Education updates & speeches: clearer sector literacy and support for ministerial platforms at key events.
- Internal communications: stronger organisational cohesion via short, accessible intranet pieces.
- Media releases: timely announcements that build trust in economic and policy initiatives.
- Campaigns: outcomes evidenced through evaluation—e.g., World Teachers’ Day 2020 and International Overdose Awareness Day 2016.
- Climate projections (BOM/CSIRO): widespread national coverage, including regional audiences, bringing climate risk into mainstream discussion.
Service offering
- Stakeholder updates & sector newsletters – planning, cadence and plain-language writing for education audiences.
- Speechwriting for leaders – event briefs, drafting and rehearsal support for ministers and senior executives.
- Internal communications programs – intranet features and staff stories that explain strategy and celebrate wins.
- Media office support – policy-aligned releases, Q&As and media notes under tight deadlines.
- Campaign development & evaluation – concept → messaging → stakeholder/media rollout → formal evaluation reports.
- Science & policy translation – distilling technical reports (e.g., climate projections) into accessible public messages that travel.