Experience

Cannings Purple

• Australia
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director Government Relations

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  At Cannings Purple, we can support your business or organisation to develop strategic communications to share your story, manage your relationships or issues, and navigate government, including influencing policy and advocating at all levels of government.

• Associate Director

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2023



St Bart’s

• East Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• General Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2021



Horizon Power

• Australia
• Utilities
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2020

  Key role is to deliver a Reconciliation Action Plan for the business

• Senior External Relations Adviser

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2020

• Senior Communications Adviser

  • May 2009 - Feb 2020

  External and internal communications (including social media and website comms), media management, stakeholder relations, government relations, corporate communications.

• Senior Media Adviser

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2019

  Responsible for the business' media strategy, ensuring it aligns with Horizon Power's strategy and coordinating communication activities to ensure consistency.



Media consultancy

• Palmyra

• Communications consultancy - Wendy Pryer

  • 2006 - 2008

  Media and communication consultancy covering stakeholder and government relations, speech writing, media and issues management, communications: Clients included: HBF Peel Health Campus Murdoch University Former WA Governor Ken Michael Leedal Pty Ltd North West Iron Ore Alliance Perth Region NRM Media and communication consultancy covering stakeholder and government relations, speech writing, media and issues management, communications: Clients included: HBF Peel Health Campus Murdoch University Former WA Governor Ken Michael Leedal Pty Ltd North West Iron Ore Alliance Perth Region NRM



The West Australian

• Australia
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior political reporter/ State Parliament Bureau

  • 1989 - 2006

  Received a cadetship at the West Australian in 1989. Specialised rounds included environment, health, industrial relations. 1992-94 - Canberra political reporter 1998-2001 - WA Parliamentary reporter and later senior political reporter 2002-2006 - Inaugural editor of Mind and Body Received a cadetship at the West Australian in 1989. Specialised rounds included environment, health, industrial relations. 1992-94 - Canberra political reporter 1998-2001 - WA Parliamentary reporter and later senior political reporter 2002-2006 - Inaugural editor of Mind and Body