On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week I was in Canberra for a very special event. My Mum was my guest. I was one of the winners of the Yooralla Media Awards. The awards were held at the National Press Club, and hosted by The Project's Charlie Pickering. The awards were attended … [Read more...]
Julia Gillard in conversation with Anne Summers: “You have a decision to make: you could have a crap rest of your life”, [or you can move on].
Last night I saw Julia Gillard - Australia's first female Prime Minister - in conversation with Anne Summers at the Melbourne Town Hall. She and Anne spoke for 50 minutes and the audience asked a variety of questions for the remainder. It was her second extended interview since … [Read more...]
Award and reward photos
Here are some more photos from the Yooralla Media Awards on Monday.I had to give a speech. I winged it.Dr Rhonda Galbally presented me with my award.I love this photo of Mum and I.We ate at Tuttu Benne. I had pear and gorgonzola risotto.My friend Marita met me for lunch yesterday … [Read more...]
Yooralla Media Award and another announcement!
Today I was honoured and humbled to be presented with a Yooralla Media Award for the online media category. I won the award for a body of work that I wrote for DiVine. The articles I received my award for were:In Control and telling my story Someone will come … [Read more...]
Look out world!
Hello,My name is Carly and I've decided to start a Blogspot blog. I've had a few blogs over the years, including a Myspace one which I may transfer entries from when I feel motivated enough to do so. This blog will be a way to keep up my writing. It may be frivolous, irrelevant, … [Read more...]