Tom Noble has been a journalist since joining The Age as a cadet in 1982. He worked as the paper's chief police reporter in the late 1980s, then went on to write the bestselling true crime books Untold Violence, Walsh Street and Neddy. Tom worked in a range of senior editing roles on The Sunday Age and The Age before becoming health editor in 2002 and winning a prestigious National Press Club health journalism award. Tom has covered stories in China, Indonesia, East Timor and Thailand. In 2009, he wrote the instant bestselling book I, Mick Gatto.
Peter Wilmoth worked for many years as a features writer with The Age and The Sunday Age, specialising in profiles, before embarking in 2008 on a freelance writing career. He is the co-author of several autobiographies, including actor Bud Tingwell, footballer James Hird and businessman Harold Mitchell. pwilmoth@theweeklyreview.com.au
Kendall Hill has worked as a newspaper journalist since 1990, mainly for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers. At the Herald he held numerous positions including Stay In Touch editor, Good Living editor and Travel editor, before joining the staff of Good Weekend magazine as deputy editor 2004. In addition to his extensive newspaper career, Kendall is the author of the best-selling recipe book Coast (Penguin, 20,000-plus copies sold), founder of The Sydney Morning Herald Café and Bar Guide, contributing author to the travel anthology Take Me With You (Random House) and a restaurant reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide and Gourmet Traveller. Since 2006 he has worked largely as a freelance travel writer for Gourmet Traveller, Travel+Leisure, the Herald and The Age, The Australian, Qantas magazine, The Australian Financial Review and other leading publications in Australia and overseas. khill@theweeklyreview.com.au
Corrie Perkin is a Melbourne bookseller and journalist. She is a former managing editor of The Age, Arts and Books editor of The Sunday Age and national arts writer for The Australian. Last October she opened a bookshop in Hawksburn. Corrie is also a joint-winner of the "Best Feature in Print" Quill Award (2009) from the Melbourne Press Club for her coverage of Black Saturday for The Weekend Australian. corrie@mybookshop.net.au
Andrew McUtchen has held senior writing positions at The Herald Sun (Melbourne), The Cape Argus (Cape Town) and Publicity Press where he managed a stable of custom magazines encompassing travel, triathletes and luxury timepieces. Recent appointments include managing editor of Starwood Hotel Group’s Stardom magazine throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Andrew’s fondest cover story was an exclusive interview with Ricky Martin for Czech Magazine Bravo Girl! andrewmcutchen@gmail.com
Maria Harris loves talking property. In five years as a property writer she has written about almost 3000 Melbourne houses. Every house has a story and she particularly enjoys telling the story behind the property, and what makes it appealing. Maria started her journalistic career with the Sun News-Pictorial, moved into television with the Nine Network, lived overseas, and returned to her home town of Melbourne to pursue her interest in journalism and property. mharris@theweeklyreview.com.au
Hari Raj has worked as a journalist in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. He is also a film, theatre and music critic – all of which dovetail quite nicely with some of his many addictions. He lives in Coburg and will move to Brunswick once he can fit into a pair of skinny black jeans. hraj@theweeklyreview.com.au
Caroline Elliott’s professional experience includes extensive operational and analytical experience in international and domestic markets and across a range of industries from agriculture, food manufacturing, property, mining and apparel. Caroline founded and became CEO of Melbourne’s largest sushi manufacturing business in 1998 and was a finalist in the 2000 Telstra Business Women’s Awards in two categories. Most recently, Caroline co-founded Bodicca, a financial services firm for women by women. Bodicca’s aim is simple - to make financial security easy in an increasingly busy and complex world. c.elliot@eftel.com.au
Creative director for Melbourne’s destination salon Rakis on Collins, James Razos has worked on shows for Tom Ford and John Paul Gaultier, along with a stint as a judge on Australia’s Search for a Supermodel, as well as styling for celebrities from Jennifer Hawkins to Daniel Radcliffe. hair@rakis.com.au or jamesrazos@hotmail.com.au
It's no surprise that after 20 years in newspapers, from copy boy to journalist to the IT helpdesk, Ben Thomas turned to the bottle. His love of wine and viticulture has taken him to Europe, New Zealand, South America and now to his own column. senorthomas@gmail.com
Jane Rocca has been working as a journalist for 15 years and has been published by The Age, The Sunday Age, Sydney's Sun Herald and The West Australian. Her work has also appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, HQ, Australian Style, i-D London, The Face UK and Cream Magazine Australia. She has written two books - The Cocktail (2005) and Cocktails and Rock Tales (2008). janerocca@mac.com
Lisa Mitchell became a hatha yoga teacher and relaxation instructor after a demanding 20-year career as a writer and editor. Much research and dedicated application later, her mission is to assist others to value and take control of their well-being. Lisa has worked at The Age, The Sunday Age, the Sydney Morning Herald (lifestyle writer & deputy editor. (Sections include: Green Guide, Fashion, IT, A3, Metro, Sunday Life, Epicure, Education Age, MyCareer). http://lisa-mitch.blogspot.com/
George Ierodiaconou is a former News Limited editor. He has worked in Melbourne, the Northern Territory and Europe. He now owns his own kite-surfing magazine, Kite Mag, and has built a readership from zero to 20,000 in 18 months. george@kitemag.com.au
Siew-Ching Goh is a Melbourne journalist who has worked for newspapers here and abroad. She is a constant gardener with graduate and postgraduate degrees in agricultural science. chingji@yahoo.com.au
Judith Hughes is an experienced teacher with qualifications in fine art. She has worked as an educator at the National Gallery of Victoria. She works as a guide with a particular expertise in art, sculpture and gardens.
Since starting her own Interior Design business 11 years ago, Sian MacPherson has dedicated herself to the pursuit of locating and sourcing the best suppliers of homewares and furnishings in the industry, and has made it her mission to unearth the gems yet to be discovered by the masses . The little black book of numbers that she started with over a decade ago has almost outgrown two editions and shows all the signs of a well worn reference 'bible'. In an industry where the source is king, readers of the Style Guide will be privy to closely kept industry secrets.
Often mistaken for a teenager, Jess Dempsey has poked her toe in a good mix of industries in her 27 years. Starting in fashion, to the hardware and food industries, the magnetic pull back into the fashion world is where she calls home. As a stylist, visual merchandiser and a passionate fashion blogger, what else could be more fit then for Jess to feature the local boutiques in TWR? jess-dempsey@hotmail.com http://whatwouldkarldo.com
To say Dhav Naidu eats, breathes and thrives on all things beauty is an understatement. A lifetime dedicated to the pursuit of beauty he is still yet to find the holy grail of beauty products. Dhav works across the media from magazines to newspapers to online to television. He wishes his epitaph to be his lifelong mantra – beauty is about enhancement not disguise! askdhav@gmail.com
Claire Halliday tried a series of odd jobs before settling into her career as a freelance writer in 1998. Since then, she has had over 1000 articles published in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Age, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Sunday Magazine, Australian Women’s Weekly, Notebook, Voyeur, Marie Claire, GQ, The Independent on Sunday (UK) and The Weekly Review. Her third non-fiction book, Do You Want Sex With That? was published by Penguin in September 2009. Claire is now working on her first novel. www.clairehalliday.com
A platinum member of the Association of Feng Shui Consultants and building industry professional with a background in design and publishing, Letina Wong Russell is Melbourne's only regular feng shui columnist. Her cultural understanding of feng shui within a contemporary context that is sensitive, practical and refreshing has seen her published in Australian Women’s Health & Fitness, MX Melbourne and The Leader Group. letina@letsfengshui.com.au, letsfengshui.com.au
Myke Bartlett has been a rock journalist, a film snob and TV addict for the best part of a decade. His work has appeared in The Age, online and on coffee tables around the country. mykebartlett@gmail.com
Gerry McLoughlin recently convened the successful 2009 Architeam Architecture Awards, is a frequent guest critic and teacher of architecture, was co-convenor of the first City Edge Conference 2000, and is an award-winning architect for housing projects and quality urban space projects. Gerry has provided expert architectural and urban design advice to VCAT and has published articles on quality of design.
Mary Riekert is a freelance writer who has worked as a journalist on newspapers and magazines in Melbourne and overseas for more than 25 years. She lives and gardens in the Yarra Valley. mary@cyberella.com.au
Leanne Tolra is the Editor of the Melbourne Coffee Review Guide 2010 and is a former deputy editor and writer for The Age’s Epicure section. She has written about food and coffee for national newspapers and magazines and contributed to The Age Cheap Eats and The Age Good Food Guide. Leanne has an unquenchable thirst for coffee perfection and a deep admiration for Melbourne’s talented café and restaurant operators. She is an exercise junkie who claims food and caffeine are essential fuel for her daily fix. leanne.tolra@gmail.com
Julian Healey is our resident gen-y guy. Having spent a number of years helping spearhead Australia’s first radio station for video gamers, his remarkable jack-of-all-trades skillset is now being put to great use at The Weekly Review. A budding home-brewer, sound designer and Sci-Fi nerd; when Julian isn’t playing Streets of Rage, remixing Whitlams tracks, watching Stargate or enjoying a robust porter (sometimes all at once), he’s helping build our online community and propel our magazine into the digital space. jhealey@theweeklyreview.com.au
Sarah Marinos has been a newspaper and magazine journalist for 27 years. She began her 'career' at the age of eight writing a weekly column for the children's page of her local newspaper in the UK. She graduated to the newsroom after completing a degree in journalism and also contributed to national women's magazines in the UK before migrating to Australia in 1993. Since then - in between raising four children - she's been a freelance feature writer for a wide range of national and local titles covering celebrity, health, news and current affairs, and human interest stories.
Cheryl Critchley has covered almost everything since starting at Leader Newspapers in 1985. She spent 21 years at the Herald Sun writing politics, news and features before becoming a freelancer in 2010. Cheryl has written six books, including Unspoil Your Kids; Escape the Parent Trap and Our Footy; Real Fans v Big Bucks, about the corporatisation of AFL football. The mad Richmond fan and Auskick coach now writes for The Weekly Review, Herald Sun, www.healthreporter.com.au, and others.
Cliff Burtt has spent the decades since art school being opinionated. He has written for artlink magazine, CSA news and the Herald Sun. cliff.burtt@gmail.com
Gray Smith is a registered architect; he graduated from RMIT in 1994 and started his private practice in 2001 specialising in residential architecture and sustainable design. Gray is also a director of Architeam Co-operative Ltd. gs@graysmitharchitecture.com.au
Obsessed with a love of great words, excellent pictures and even better design, Sue Richardson thinks The Weekly Review might just be the project of a lifetime. She has previously designed and won awards for her work at The Sunday Age, News Limited and The Times (London). srichardson@theweeklyreview.com.au
Lily Daley is a graphic designer with a passionate interest in publication design, photography and illustration. When not staring at a computer, she looks forward to enjoying exhibitions, live music and riding her bike around Melbourne. ldaley@theweeklyreview.com.au
Brendon McCullough joins The Weekly Review after spending 19 years at The Age, specialising in imaging and print quality control. His perfectionist tendencies led him to become a key member of the team responsible for getting The Age into the IFRA quality club in 2006 and again in 2008. He also brings his experience as imaging and print quality manager for The Age Melbourne Magazine and all of The Age's specialty book titles to this new role. bmccullough@theweeklyreview.com.au
Francesca Carter thought she could escape the family line of journalism and now she has ended up working for a cutting-edge magazine. Working at the National Gallery for three years has made her passionate about contemporary art, design and fashion. She loves travel and is trying to save her next few pennies for a trip to Zambia. fcarter@theweeklyreview.com.au
Dr Malcolm Clark works in a small family medicine practice in Hawthorn. He has over 15 years experience as a GP; is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne; medical researcher; author and journalist; terrible golfer; wine snob; father of two and married to Mary.
Kate Hopkins is not in the circus, yet she does perform quite the juggling act, as an actor, presenter, stylist and journalist. After working in the media and PR industry for over six years, Kate is now keeping busy as a regular guest on Channel Ten's The Circle, a Westfield Personal Stylist and a freelance journalist. With a passion for travel and discovering hidden treasures, Kate will be finding the top five places in your neck of the woods for The Weekly Review.