Friends of Australia

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Friends of
Australia
Our Friends
Adam Liaw
Jamie Durie
Nicky Wu
Adam Scott
Jason Edwards
Olivia Ong
Akira Isogawa
Jay Laga’aia
Paul Roos
Andre Chiang
Jerry Yan
Perez Hilton
Andy Ridley
Jessi Miley-Dyer
Pete Evans
Ann Sherry
John Bertrand
Peter FitzSimons
Antonia Kidman
John Fitzgerald
Peter Gago
Anthony “Harries” Carroll
John Laws
Peter Gilmore
Archie Roach
John Williamson
Peter Morrissey
Aun Koh
Johnny Jet
Peter Walsh
Barton Lynch
John Polson
Pornsak Prajakwit
Baz Luhrmann
Jotica Sehgal
Rainie Yang
Bill Granger
Jules Lund
Reg Mombassa (Chris O’Doherty)
Bowie Wong
Julia Morris
Rhoda Roberts
Brett Lee
Julien Royer
Richard Branson
Bruce Hopkins
Justin Jones and
James Castrission
Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico
Justin North
Sally Dominguez
Karen Mok
Sanjeev Kapoor
Kathy Lette
Kelly Landry
Sarah-Jane Clarke
and Heidi Middleton
Kieren Perkins
Sean Connolly
Kristian Chong
Shannon Bennett
Kurt Fearnley
Show Lo (LO,CHIH-HSIANG)
Kym Ellery
Sia Tze Foo (Kenny)
Larissa Brown
Simon Dale
Liao Min (Maggie Liao)
Sonny Vandevelde
Lisbeth Gorr
Sophie Falkiner
Lizzy Lovette
Stefano Manfredi
Louise Sauvage
Stephen Jones
Luke Hayes-Alexander
Steve Liebmann
Luke Mangan
Su-Lyn Tan
Luke Nguyen
Tan Hui Ling (Ringo)
Maggie Beer
Tara Moss
Maggie Tabberer
Terri Irwin
Marcia Hines
Tim Olsen
Mark Olive
Tim Webster
The Married Men
Tom Colicchio
Matt Moran
Tony Howell
Matthew Jukes
Toshio Shiba
Matt Stone
Valeska Dominguez
Michael Caton
Vince Frost
George Negus
Michael Hill Smith
The Wiggles
Gillian Corban
and Amanda Blair
Michael Moore
William Barton
Michael O’Loughlin
Wong Cho Lam
Grasshopper (草蜢)
Michelle Bridges
Wong Wing Chi (黃永熾)
Greg Grainger
Natalie Gruzlewski
Yasmin Sewell
Guy Grossi
Neil Perry
Zhang Jin Peng
Iva Davies
Nicholas Tse
Zoe Naylor
Callan McAuliffe
Camilla Franks
Cathy Freeman
Catriona Rowntree
Chef Wan
Cheryl Barker
Claire Newell
Collette Dinnigan
Curtis Stone
Danny Clayton
Darcey Bussell
Dave Thornton
David Whitehill
Dick Smith
Donna Hay’
Ekin Cheng
Electrico
Ellen Fullerton
Emma Matthews
Erica Angyal
Eugene Tan
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Fleur Wood
Gai Waterhouse
Gail Elliott
Geoff Huegill
Robert Pennicott
Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw is a cook, TV presenter and author, best known as the
winner of MasterChef Australia 2010. Adam’s triumph on the hit show
still remains the #1 most watched non-sporting event in Australian
television history. Adam was born in Malaysia before moving to Australia
at a young age. He has lived and worked around the world including
China, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, India and most recently a
7-year stint in Tokyo, Japan. His eclectic upbringing and life experiences
have given Adam a passion for authentic Asian cuisine.
Adam Scott
Adam Scott is an Australian professional golfer, currently ranked as the
World’s Number One golfer, who plays mainly on the PGA Tour. He has
won 27 professional tournaments around the world.
His biggest achievement to date has been the 2013 Masters Tournament
– his first major championship and the first Masters won by an
Australian in its 77 year history.
Akira Isogawa
Akira is one of Australia’s most celebrated clothing designers, having
received international recognition for his contemporary designs.
Born in Kyoto Japan, Akira moved to Australia in 1986 where he studied
fashion design at the Sydney Institute of Technology, drawing inspiration
from contemporary Japanese design.
Andre Chiang
Singapore based celebrity chef Andre Chiang has established a
significant reputation in the Singapore culinary scene and is best known
for using only the freshest seasonal produce. His popular restaurant,
Restaurant Andre was recently listed in New York Times as one of the
‘Top 10 Restaurants in the World Worth a Plane Trip’ and he has been
named one of the world’s best young chefs by Wallpaper magazine.
Andre has played an important role in promoting Australian food and
wine experiences to the Singapore market, and has recently participated
in the Noosa Food & Wine Festival and the Crave Sydney Food Festival.
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Andy Ridley
Andy is the Executive Director of Earth Hour – the global climate change
campaign held in more than 370 locations municipalities around the
world. Originally from the UK, Andy now resides in Sydney. A committed
environmentalist, Andy enjoys bush walking, diving, music and film.
Ann Sherry
Ann is the CEO of Carnival Australia in 2007, one of the largest vacation
companies in the world. She is a great advocate of tourism in Australia
and a forward thinker in HR and workplace equality.
Former CEO of Westpac New Zealand; and the Bank of Melbourne and
Group Executive, People & Performance; Ann was awarded an Order of
Australia for her corporate contributions to the Australian community.
Antonia Kidman
Antonia Kidman is a TV Presenter, producer, journalist, author and media
personality, currently based in Singapore. She is a mother of five, and
an ambassador for Australian women promoting a healthy, balanced
lifestyle.
Over the past decade, Antonia has tackled a diverse range of roles,
from much loved media host to magazine columnist and women’s
ambassador. She has hosted a number of programmes through Foxtel
including ‘The Cover’, and also hosted and produced ‘From Here to
Maternity’ and ‘The Little Things’.
Anthony “Harries” Carroll
Harries is one of the fun loving surf lifesavers on Channel Ten’s Bondi
Rescue. He is an eccentric prankster on the hit show and spends his time
between the beautiful Sydney beaches of Bondi and Bronte. Harries also
enjoys training surf lifesaving “nippers” and educating children about
surf safety, whilst also promoting our fun beach culture.
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Archie Roach
Archie is an award-winning, Indigenous musician and songwriter,
who has overcome significant hurdles including homelessness and
alcoholism, to achieve international accolades for his work. Born at
Framlingham Aboriginal Mission, Warrnambool in South Western
Victoria, Archie was removed from his family at an early age as part
of the ‘Stolen Generation’ and placed into foster care. In 1990 Archie
recorded his first album with the help of Paul Kelly. Following its release
it was awarded two ARIA awards, named one of the US Rolling Stone’s
Top 50 albums for 1992 and achieved gold status in Australia. Archie
also became the first songwriter to be awarded a Human Rights Award.
Aun Koh
Aun Koh is a Singaporean blogger, best known for his widely-read food
blog, Chubby Hubby. Aun was previously a magazine editor, journalist
and photographer who has worked and lived in New York, Paris, Hong
Kong and Singapore. Between 1999 and 2002, he founded and was
Editorial Director of East, Asia’s only regional lifestyle monthly magazine.
Aun, who worked as an artist after graduating university, also spent two
amazing years (2004-2006) running the visual and literary arts divisions
for the National Arts Council Singapore. Aun is currently an Executive
Director of Southeast Asia’s premier lifestyle and communications group,
The Ate Group. He is also a member of the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best
Restaurants’ jury as well as the co-founder of Asia’s only independent,
regional restaurant guide, The Miele Guide to Asia’s Finest Restaurants.
Barton Lynch
Barton Lynch spent more than 15 years as one of the top 16 surfers in
the world and won the World Title in 1988. Barton mentors, coaches and
trains hundreds of surfers of all levels including many of the countries
aspiring champions.
In 2006 he launched Barton Lynch’s Blast Off, Australia’s premiere p
re-junior surfing event and coaching program.
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann grew up in rural NSW and has gone onto become one of
Hollywood’s most respected and successful film directors.
After pursuing a career in Australian film and television, Luhrmann went
on to make Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and recent
epic, Australia, and is currently filming The Great Gatsby.
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Bill Granger
Bill is one of Australia’s most successful chefs, restauranteurs and food
writers. The owner of Bills restaurants in Sydney and Bills Café in Tokyo,
he recently opened Granger +Co in Notting Hill, UK. Bill has released over
6 best selling cookbooks and a TV series called Bills Food which has aired
in Australia and the UK.
Bowie Wong
Bowie Wong is a Hong Kong born Australian fashion and stage designer.
As the son of a Chinese opera singer, Bowie spent his childhood
surrounded by his mother’s elaborate costumes, which sparked his
interest in design and fashion at an early age. He studied fashion in
Japan and worked in Canada before choosing Australia as the place to
call home and establish his high-class luxury fashion brand BOWIE.
Brett Lee
Brett Lee is a world renowned Australian cricketer and one of the
most dynamic fast bowlers of recent cricket history. Having recently
retired from International cricket, Brett’s career highlights include the
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year 2000, Wisden Cricketer of the Year
2006, Australian Test Player of the Year 2008 and the prestigious Allan
Border Medal 2008. While most people know Brett as a cricketer, Brett
has many interests outside of cricket including music and fashion and
in particular his love of India. In May 2011 Brett launched the charity
Mewsic, opening the first of many planned community music centres
ensuring that marginalised children in India have the opportunity to
experience the joy and power of music.
Bruce Hopkins
Bruce is the longest serving lifeguard at Bondi Beach and has been
there for a term of 15 years. He has been a keen surfer since the age
of six and completed a large amount of rescues, saving many lives
and resuscitating people whose heart and breathing have stopped
completely. In 2006 he won the Australian Lifeguard of the year award,
and recently picked up 2 gold medals at the Australian Surf Lifesaving
titles. Bruce also stars in the hit television program Bondi Rescue.
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Callan McAuliffe
Callan McAuliffe is a talented young Australian actor, who has received
praise in Australia and overseas for various roles in theatre, film and
television. Callan is originally from Sydney, and divides his time between
Sydney and Los Angeles to study and perform.
Callan is currently working with Baz Luhrmann on the epic film The Great
Gatsby, where he will star alongside Leonardo di Caprio and Toby
Maguire as the young Gatsby.
Callan has enjoyed critical acclaim for his role in the Steven Spielburg/
Michael Bay Dreamworks blockbuster I Am Number Four and Rob Reiner’s
Flipped. He has also appeared in numerous Australian television shows
including the Australian mini-series Cloudstreet, as well as Packed to the
Rafters, Comedy Inc and Blue Water High.
Camilla Franks
Since launching her label seven years ago, Camilla Franks continues to
be internationally recognised as a designer who has a unique approach
to creating colourful, playful and luxurious lifestyle fashion statements.
With an ever growing list of celebrity fans including Oprah Winfrey,
Lily Allen, Kim Cattrall, Fergie, Beyonce and Gwen Stefani who have all
embraced her creations. Camilla is a brand on the move.
Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman is a former Australian Olympic sprinter who cemented
Australia’s place in sporting history when she won the women’s 400
metres at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, an iconic event
at which she also lit the Olympic flame. Born in Mackay, Queensland,
Freeman retried from athletics in 2003 and now spends her time
involved in charitable and community activities supporting Indigenous
education.
Catriona Rowntree
Catriona is widely known as “Australia’s Most Travelled Woman” having
presented Australia’s favourite travel show Getaway for the past 15
years. In addition to her TV roles, Catriona has been able to utilise her
passion for community work as the Patron of the Arnotts Foundation,
Ambassador for OCRF, Mission Australia and Phillip Island Penguins. In
her spare time Catriona enjoys spending time with her family.
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Chef Wan
A Malaysian accountant turned multi-talented celebrity chef, Chef
Wan has become of Asia’s biggest household names. Chef Wan has
over 20 years experience hosting cooking shows all over the world and
publishing several of cookbooks, but he is also known for being an actor,
talk-show host, rock star, comedian, lecturer and food ambassador
for Malaysian cuisine. Chef Wan has developed a very high profile
in Malaysia and received several international awards, including the
Lifetime Jury Award at the “Le Mazille Prix” 2007 Gourmand. He has
cooked for many famous personalities, including the Sultan of Brunei
and the former U.S. President, Bill Clinton. He currently hosts his own
TV show, Expedisi, a cooking and travel program on the Asian Good Food
Channel watched by over one million people per episode.
Cheryl Barker
Australian born Cheryl Barker has established a distinguished opera and
concert career throughout the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. She is
particularly noted for her interpretations of Puccini’s heroines, as well as
the works of Mozart, Janacek, Strauss and Verdi. Recent and future plans
include performances for Opera Australia (Madama Butterfly, Manon
Lescaut, Tosca, Marschallin – role debut), Netherlands Opera (Emilia
Marty), Bastille/Paris (Butterfly) and English National Opera (Miss Jessel).
She holds an honorary Doctorate of Music/Victorian College of the Arts.
Claire Newell
Travel Expert Claire Newell provides the information and tips to enable
people to travel, connect and discover. Claire has appeared on various
US TV and radio shows and is the official travel consultant for Global TV.
She has been a spokesperson for Disney’s www.family.com, featured in
promotions for the Vancouver International Airport and the Canadian
Tourism Commission. Claire has authored or been featured in articles
for Success, Professional Woman, Today’s Parent, Readers Digest and for
various newspapers. She is the best selling author of Travel Best Bests –
An Insider’s Guide to Taking Your Best Trips, Ever and has just finished her
second book.
This wife and mother or two has recently launched two lines of luggage
& travel accessories, the Claire Newell Travel Collection and C. Newell
Travel Essentials.
Collette Dinnigan
Born in South Africa, Collette Dinnigan is an Australian based fashion
designer. She opened her own range in 1992, and was the first Australian
to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995.
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Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone is a celebrity chef and presenter that has had great
success overseas. He was trained in London by legendary chef
Marco Pierre White.
He is presenter of the globally successful cooking/lifestyle program,
Surfing the Menu, and has one of America’s most popular reality/
cooking shows titled, Take Home Chef.
Danny Clayton
As one of Australia’s most talented video jockey’s, Danny Clayton was
handpicked by music station Channel [V] while he was still at school.
Danny’s natural charisma and larrikin disposition, combined with his
knowledge and love of music, make him a key influencer among Channel
[V] viewers and musicians alike. Throughout the six years he’s been
with Channel [V], Danny has toured Australia numerous times, covering
some of the country’s biggest festivals including Big Day Out, Homebake,
Splendour in the Grass and Good Vibrations, also presenting two series
of B430, Channel [V]’s youth lifestyle show.
Darcey Bussell
Darcey is an English dancer and former prima ballerina of The Royal
Ballet who is considered one of the greatest English ballerinas of all
time. Darcey has always had great ties and passions for Australia as
she was raised here and has recently immigrated to Sydney with her
Australian born husband, Angus Forbes.
In December 1990 she was voted Dancer of the Year by the readers
of Dance and Dancers magazine. In 1990 she was presented with the
Evening Standard Ballet Award for 1990. In 1991 she was a joint winner
of the Cosmopolitan Achievement Award in the Performing
Arts category.
Dave Thornton
With his accessible humour and free flowing style, Dave’s success as a
comic has quickly broadened into a range of performance credits on TV,
radio and stage.
Starting from humble beginnings hosting Channel 31’s live chat show
Studio A Dave has gone on to appear as a panelist on Good News Week,
Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation and The 7pm Project.
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David Whitehill
From training dolphins at Sea World’s Dolphin Pools to hosting an
International Travel Show, David Whitehill seems to have done it all.
After being crowned Cleo Magazine’s Bachelor of the Year in 2002, David
has pursued a successful career in TV hosting shows such as Hot Source,
Queensland Escapes, Mornings with Kerri-Anne and So Fresh. David has
also been engaged as the ‘Face of Sea World Australia’, and the co-host
of Qantas’ Welcome Aboard Program. David is currently in production
of a brand new television program which combines his love for marine
wildlife and Australian travel.
Dick Smith
One of Australia’s most successful businessmen, aviator, film-maker and
explorer, Dick Smith hot-air ballooned from New Zealand to Australia,
and embarked upon the first ever solo helicopter flight around the world.
Founder of Dick Smith Foods in 1999, Dick is passionate about Australian
interests and developing business within the nation.
Dick has an international profile and is an Australian icon.
Donna Hay
Donna Hay is Australia’s leading food editor and best-selling cookbook
author. Her food, recipes and styling focus on basic ingredients, simple
preparation and beautiful photographs.
She is the editor of Donna Hay magazine which has subscribers in
82 countries.
Hay is the author of 18 award-winning cookbooks that have been
translated into nine languages.
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Ekin Cheng
Ekin Cheng is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer. Cheng began
acting in commercials when he was in high school, the most well-known
being for Hi-C Lemon Tea.
From there, he continued to be the host for a children’s afternoon
show and starred in several television series for Television Broadcast
Limited (TVB). In 1992, Cheng signed BMGrecords and released his first
album “Don’t Cry” and in the same year he made his first movie “Girls
Without Tomorrow”. Cheng held his first concert “My Best Show” in
1995 and in the same year he released the first movie of the “Young
and Dangerous” series, which launched him into super stardom. In June
2008, Cheng together with Shawn Yue won best actor at the 12 Annual
Puchon International Film Festival for the horror flick “Rule #1”. Apart
from singing and acting, Cheng also published a book, directed a short
film clip and composed several songs. Cheng is currently ranked the 5th
bestselling male actor in Hong Kong with total box office of HKD5,311,
959,74 between 1985 to 2005.
Electrico
This Singaporean indie rock band, comprised of Dave Tan, Desmond Goh
and William Lim Jr, have been credited for reviving their local indie music
scene since their inception in 2003.
While being the first Singaporean band to receive a nomination at the
2005 MTV Asia Awards, they received awards in their home country at
the COMPASS (Composers & Authors Society of Singapore) awards.
Ellen Fullerton
Ellen is a rising swimming champion who achieved extraordinary results
at the junior level which culminated in her breaking the Australian Age
record in the 200m Individual Medley at the 2008 World Junior Titles
in Mexico. In 2007 Ellen also recorded the highest medal tally at the
Australian Age Nationals with 3 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze.
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Emma Matthews
Emma is one of Australia’s leading sopranos. She is the recipient of three
Helpmann Awards, five Green Room Awards and the 1999 Remy Martin
Opera Award.
Currently, Emma is a principal artist with Opera Australia. She made
her debut with the company in 1993 as Damigella in L’incoronazione di
Poppea. Her subsequent performances include the roles of Angelica in
Orlando, Rosina in The Barber of Seville and Zdenka in Arabella.
Erica Angyal
Erica Angyal is a nutritionist, health consultant, speaker, and author
of five books on health and beauty. Born in Sydney Australia, Erica
graduated from the Sydney University of Technology in 2000 with a
Bachelor of Health Science in Acupuncture.
Now based in Japan, Erica has been the official nutritionist to Miss
Universe Japan since 2004 and has been featured in a myriad of
newspapers and magazines, ranging from Nikkei Health and The Japan
Times, to Vogue and Elle Japon. Her bestseller, “Sekai 1 No Bijo Ni Naru
Diet” was rated the No. 1 Food book in 2009 by Japan’s International
Food and Culture Association, and was the first ever diet book in Japan
to hit the No. 1 ranking on ORICON. Erica has been featured extensively
on all major Japanese Television channels, including NHK, Fuji TV’s
Mezamashi and Tokudane, TBS’s Osama Brunch, NTV’s enormously
popular “Sekai 1 uketai jugyou” and TV Asahi’s “Tetsuko no Heya”.
Eugene Tan
Eugene is a surfer who founded the highly popular Aquabumps blog,
including a daily eZine with images and surf reports from Bondi Beach
and other iconic beach destinations around Australia. The daily email
now has over 30,000 subscribers with a large percentage of these people
based overseas.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She
was one of the world’s leading players in the 1970s and early 80s when
she won 14 Grand Slam titles, including four Australian Opens, two
Wimbledon and one French Open.
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Fleur Wood
Fleur Wood is an accomplished Australian fashion designer. In 1999
she founded the Fleur Wood collection that includes a range of
homewares, clothing and accessories made from luxurious fabrics
and modern designs.
She is known for her distinct and delicate pieces she creates, with a
vintage influence and modern edge.
Gai Waterhouse
An Australian horseracing and fashion icon, Gai Waterhouse is Australia’s
leading horse trainer. She has captured 93 Group 1 winners, more than
300 coveted black type trophies, four NSW Premierships, 7 Sydney
Trainer’s Premierships and won leading G1 trainer for 08/09 season.
Gail Elliott
After a successful international modelling career Gail Elliott started her
Little Joe Woman label working from New York alongside her Australian
husband in 2002. Following their permanent move to Australia in
2005, Little Joe Woman recently opened its sixth stand alone store in
Australia and their online boutique has also been a super success with
both domestic and international customers. Little Joe Woman is loved
by names such as Elle Macpherson, Cindy Crawford, Yasmin le Bon and
Elizabeth Hurley and more.
Geoff Huegill
Geoff Huegill, nicknamed Skippy, is an Australian butterfly swimmer.
He is a multiple Olympic, World, Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games
medalist, and a previous world record holder in the 50m Butterfly.
Huegill has been part of Australian swim Team from 1997–2004 & 2010,
where he has won 28 international medals.
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George Negus
Born 13 March 1942 in Brisbane, Negus has is an iconic figure after
making an enormous contribution to the Autralian news scene. Author,
journalist and television presenter, George was the founding presenter
of 60 minutes and has most recently been hosting SBS’s Dateline current
affairs program.
Gillian Corban
and Amanda Blair
Gillian and Amanda are the founders of the iconic designer Australian
stationary brand, Corban and Blair. The company is based on the idea of
sharing and recording stories, with a beautiful range of leather journals
and travel products.
Grasshopper (草蜢)
Grasshopper is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop-style boy band. First
formed in 1982, the group is made up of Edmond Chi-Wai So, Calvin YatChi Choy and Remus Yat-Kit Choy.
Aside from founding the group, their show business career began in
1985 when the trio took part in the Hong Kong New Talent Singing
Awards. Since then, they have won numerous awards with their songs
and compelling stage show, both in their home town of Hong Kong and
on the wider East Asia stage, where they are a draw for the Chinese
Diaspora. The group has also won Commercial Radio’s Best Group Award
for six consecutive years. Over the years, members of the group have
branched out from singing, with frequent acting and TV appearances.
In 2005, following a break, they returned to the stage with a series of
concerts that drew great critical acclaim.
Greg Grainger
Greg Grainger is a television producer and presenter whose passion for
Australia has been aired publicly for many years in the TRAVEL OZ TV
series, screened on ABC1 in Australia, Travel Channel Europe and the
Australia Network Asia Pacific.
A winner of the prestigious Logie Award for Best News Coverage, Greg
has worked for leading radio and television stations in Britain and
Australia for the past 40 years. Born in Cairns, for the past 20 years Greg
has produced and presented topical travel documentaries and wildlife
programs to remote and exotic locations, with broadcasters including
National Geographic and Discovery Channels.
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Guy Grossi
Guy Grossi is a leading Australian chef, presenter and food and media
personality. He is the owner and head chef of Grossi Restaurants
including esteemed international and Australian restaurants:
Melbourne’s iconic Grossi Florentino, the colourful Mirka at Tolarno Hotel
in St Kilda, Grossi Trattoria, Bangkok and the soon to open ‘Merchant’
to be located in the Rialto Towers forecourt. His dedication to ‘la cucina
Italiana’ has awarded Guy many accolades, including an award from
the Prime Minister of Italy. Guy is frequently sought out to present his
love and expertise in Italian culture and hospitality both in corporate
settings and across many media platforms including international
and national television and radio. Guy has also injected his unique
vibrancy and insight into food and culture into many projects, authoring
two esteemed cookbooks, ‘Guy Grossi: My Italian Heart’ and ‘Grossi
Florentino: Secrets and Recipes’ which won the Australian Food Media
Book of the Year Award in 2004. Guy will be releasing two new books
over the next two years.
Iva Davies
Iva Davies is the frontman of ICEHOUSE, one of the most iconic bands
in Australian history, earning 28 platinum albums, eight top 10 albums
and over thirty Top 40 singles. ICEHOUSE’s success spans over many
decades, with their second album producing the unofficial anthem for all
Australians, Great Southern Land.
Beyond ICEHOUSE, Iva has and still continues to showcase his musical
skills for films, ballet, television and special events. In 2012 the band will
be teaming up with US friends and legends Hall & Oates for a series of
concerts across New Zealand and Australia, John Oates having been the
co-writer of one of ICEHOUSE’s most renowned songs, Electric Blue.
Over the years ICEHOUSE and Iva Davies won many awards including the
Countdown Award for the Most Popular Male Performer, ARIA award for
the Best Album Man of Colours, ARIA for Highest Selling Album Man of
Colours and the band was inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Jamie Durie
Jamie Durie is one of Australia’s leading Landscape Designers, a favourite
television personality and the author of 9 best-selling books. An
advocate for conserving our natural surroundings and environmental
future, Jamie is passionately involved with environment and charity
work. In 2011 he also worked with one of Australia’s most renowned
tourism destinations, Hayman Island to rejuvenate and refresh the
beautiful garden surrounds of the resort that were impacted by
tropical cyclones.
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Jason Edwards
National Geographic’s Jason Edwards has been at the forefront of
natural history photography for nearly two decades. His image portfolio
ranks among the largest of any photographer in the Society’s long
history. Based in Melbourne Australia, a passion for animals and the
environment has been with him over his extensive career. Beginning
his career at the Royal Melbourne Zoo, Jason has since been recognised
globally for his contributions to science, the environment and the arts.
Jason’s accolades within the photographic industry stretch over 20
years. He has been a two times winner of the Eureka Prize for Science
Photography, three times winner of Communications Art Photography
Annual, two times winner of the ProMax Golden Muse, and winner of the
Australian Geographic Society Pursuit of Excellence Award among others.
Jay Laga’aia
Born in New Zealand, Jay Laga’aia is an actor and singer best known
internationally for his role as Captain Typho in Star Wars II & III. He has
been a regular on Australian television shows such as Home & Away,
Playschool, Water Rats and McLeod’s Daughters.
Jerry Yan
Jerry Yan is a hugely influential Taiwanese actor and member of boy
band, F4. He became an overnight sensation across Asia after his role
in the film Meteor Garden, a love story in which he played lead male.
The film’s massive success garnered Jerry a huge female following
across Asia.
F4 has since been hailed Asia’s most popular and successful boy band,
with each of member securing endless endorsements. F4 have produced
several albums and each member also hosts their own television show.
Jessi Miley-Dyer
Jessi is one of the best young international surfers on the professional
circuit. She was a star during her years on Australia’s Pro Junior series
and is currently a contender in the ASP Women’s World Tour.
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John Bertrand
A self-professed proud Australian, John Bertrand skippered Australia II
to an inspirational victory in the 1983 America’s Cup, breaking 132 years
of US domination and the longest-running record in the history
of modern sport.
World Champion and Olympic medallist, John received an Order of
Australia in 1985 and published his biography ‘Born to Win’ in the
same year. He is a successful businessman and philanthropist, and
currently sits as Chairman of the Prime Ministers Alannah and
Madeline Children’s Foundation.
Life member of both the International America’s Cup of Fame
and Australia’s Sports Hall of Fame, John is an iconic and
inspirational Australian.
John Fitzgerald
John is a true Australian sporting icon, who represented Australia in the
Davis Cup for 11 years. He held the No. 1 ranking in Australia for several
years, represented his country in two Olympic games, won 6 ATP Tour
singles titles and won 30 ATP Tour doubles titles. In 1993 he received the
Order of Australia Medal for his service to tennis.
John Laws
The Golden Tonsils is one of Australia’s most notable radio personalities,
with a talk radio career longer than any other broadcasters’.
Born in Wau, Papua New Guinea, and raised in Sydney, John began his
radio career in 1953, joining 2UE in 1957. After 55 years on air, he retired
in June 2007.
Renowned for his usual quote ‘you be kind to each other,’ John Laws is
one of the country’s most influential media figures.
John Williamson
Born in Victoria’s Mallee country, John Williamson is known as
‘Australia’s Songwriter’, creating songs including True Blue, Cootamundra
Wattle and Rip Rip Woodchip.
Throughout 1988, 1989 and 1990, John had the best selling country
album each year – an achievement he reached another four times
throughout the following decade, and again in 2005.
Calling himself a Bush balladeer, John is a fair dinkum Aussie.
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Johnny Jet
Johnny Jet (a.k.a John E. DiScala) travels around 150,000 miles and visits
over 20 countries each year. He and his website JohnnyJet.com have been
featured over 2,000 times in major publications, including USA Today,
Time, Fortune and The New York Times, and he has appeared on ABC, CBS,
CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, FOX News Channel and PBS. JohnnyJet.com
has been named “one of the top best money-saving web sites for travel”
by Budget Travel Magazine, while the L.A. Times calls it “one of the top
10 essential travel resources on the internet.” Outside Magazine touted
Johnny for having one of the world’s best “dream jobs”. Every week,
Johnny hosts a “travel website of the week” for several radio stations
around the country, he writes for Frommers.com, The Huffington Post and
LAX Magazine.
John Polson
John Polson is an award-winning actor and director, as well as the
founder and director of Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival.
John has been the creative force behind Tropfest’s success and global
expansion since its humble beginnings as a screening of one of his own
short films at Sydney’s Tropicana Cafe in 1993. Tropfest Australia now
attracts a live audience of over 150,000 people on a single night, as well
as many more via a live television broadcast. In the past decade, Tropfest
screenings and events have been held in cities around the world including
Berlin, London, Bangkok, Paris, Beijing and Aspen to name a few.
Jotica Sehgal
With over 9 yrs of extensive experience in non-fiction television and
interactive programming, Jotica has worked for some of the best
production houses and television programmes in India. After honing
her skills as a TV producer and director, Jotica was invited by CNN-IBN
to lead its feature division, producing and anchoring a variety of feature
and lifestyle shows over five years. She now works as a freelance travel
journalist and has recently set up her own Ideation company called
Cash Cow Films in Delhi through which she hopes to create cutting edge
content for television. In her free time Jotica loves to travel the world and
practice photography.
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is a Television presenter and media personality, who has
worked on the Australia’s longest standing TV program, Getaway,
since 2004.
He has appeared in Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice, Big Questions, Hole
in the Wall and recently presented on The Today Show.
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Julia Morris
With nearly twenty years experience performing to crowds all over the
world, Julia Morris is one of Australia’s most successful and polished
comedy exports whose signature skills of fun and gentle irreverence add
hilarity to any event.
A multi-talented stand up comedian, host and actor, Julia has been a
household name in Australia since her television debut in 1985 and has
performed on stage with comedians such as Robin Williams and Whoppi
Goldberg. Most recently, “Lady JMo” stole the show in Channel Nine’s hit
reality TV show, Celebrity Apprentice.
Julien Royer
Chef de Cuisine Julien Royer is the latest culinary rising star to grace
the kitchen of the iconic Singapore restaurant JAAN. He has received
numerous awards including the coveted World Gourmet Series “Rising
Chef of the Year” 2012. Since Chef Julien joined the kitchen, JAAN has
received numerous accolades, including the “Best Dinner Experience
(Western)” Award of Excellence at the 2012 G Restaurant Awards and
“Certificate of Excellence for the Year of 2012” by TripAdvisor, which
honours businesses that consistently earn top ratings from TripAdvisor
travelers. In August 2012, Chef Julien embarked on a five day Margaret
River Gourmet Trail, where he was afforded the opportunity to meet
with some of Australia’s finest producers.
Justin Jones and
James Castrission
Justin and James are the incredible sea kayakers who are the first
people to successfully cross the Tasman Sea from Australia to
New Zealand by kayak.
Justin North
Born in New Zealand, Justin North left home at 15 to pursue a career in
cooking. He trained as an apprentice in Australia, the UK and France. At
22 he became Raymond Blanc’s youngest ever 2nd Sous Chef and voted
employee of the year from a staff of almost 200.
In 2001, Justin opened the world famous Australian restaurant
Becasse with his wife Georgia. He is now the head chef and owner
of Becasse and Quarter 21, both located in Sydney’s luxury shopping
precinct, Westfield CBD.
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Karen Mok
Born in Hong Kong, Karen Mok is an actress and singer who has enjoyed
phenomenal success in Asia since making her debut in 1993.
Internationally recognized, the award-winning actress has appeared
in nearly 40 films including Shaolin Soccer, Fallen Angels, Around the
World in 80 days, and Black Mask. Karen made music history as the
first female artist from Hong Kong to win Taiwan’s prestigious Golden
Melody Award and the first Asian star to take the lead role in the
Broadway hit musical “RENT”.
She supports numerous charitable causes, especially those concerned
with children’s welfare and animal rights.
Kathy Lette
Born in Sydney’s southern suburbs Kathy Lette is an international bestselling author now based in the UK.
Her first book Puberty Blues was a huge success and was made into a
motion picture in 1981. Apart from writing over nine best-selling books,
Kathy has worked as a newspaper columnist in Sydney and New York.
She currently lives in London and is married to fellow Australian and
renowned human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson.
Kelly Landry
From her beginnings as a successful international fashion model Kelly’s
stardom has continued to rise as a TV personality, firstly with Channel
Seven, then as co-host of Channel Nine’s Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune,
and now as a presenter on Channel Nine’s highly successful national
travel program Getaway.
Kieren Perkins
Kieren Perkins is a former Australian professional swimmer and one of
the world’s most successful Olympic long distance swimmers.
He dominated the 1500m event for close to a decade and held the world
record in the 400m, 800m and 1500m events. He won four Olympic
medals over three Olympic Games and currently works for the National
Australia Bank the as head of business development and acquisition.
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Kristian Chong
Melbourne based concert pianist Kristian Chong has performed around
the world in locations as varied as China, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
USA and Zimbabwe. After completing his studies in London at the Royal
Academy of Music, he moved to Melbourne to undertake his PhD in
performance at the University of Melbourne. Kristian often plays with
the Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestras as well as various orchestras in the UK and China. He has won
many awards, most recently the Symphony Australia Young Performers
Award (keyboard) and the Australian National Piano Award.
Kurt Fearnley
Described as the ‘Marathon Man’ of wheelchair sports, Kurt is a twotime Paralympic Champion, five-time world champion, and recently
completed the Kokoda Track.
Raised in a small country town, Kurt was born without the lower portion
of his spine but this has never hindered his ambition.
An ambassador for the Day of Difference Foundation and International
Day of People with a Disability, Kurt is also a qualified P.E teacher and
was named the 2009 NSW Young Australian of the Year – he is an
incredible example of the Australian spirit.
Kym Ellery
Born in Perth, Kym Ellery is a renowned Australian fashion designer best
known for her fashion label Ellery and for her role as market director for
Russh Magazine.
From Perth to London, Kym has years of knowledge and experience in
the fashion industry.
Larissa Brown
The 2008 Australian Young Environmentalist of the Year, Larissa Brown
is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Sustainability
Leadership, a non-profit organisation which helps Australians make
their personal and professional environments more sustainable. Larissa
represented Asia and Pacific youth at the United National Climate
Change Conference in 2007 and participated in the 2020 Summit
in 2008.
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Liao Min (Maggie Liao)
Maggie was named editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveller China
magazine in 2002. Under her stewardship, the magazine has won dozens
of awards and become the flagship travel media in China. She initiated
significant branding events well-known within and outside the travel
industry. She managed to position Traveller as a leader in sustainable
travel. She anchors a travel program in a national radio and her more
than dozens of television appearances include national and regional
TV. Maggie has visited NSW, VIC, QLD and NT in the past 3 years with
vivid storytelling to her audience upon return, and she is going to visit
Australia in 2011 again and act as an opinion leader in a mass media
campaign to promote Australian’s World Heritage sites in China.
Lisa Wilkinson
Currently co-host of the Nine Network’s Today Show, Lisa is one of
Australia’s most admired and respected journalists. With more than 20
years in the media industry, Lisa was appointed editor of Dolly magazine
at just 21; by 25 she was editing Cleo and doubled its circulation in a
decade; and she later went on to become the International Editor-inChief. Lisa is also an incredible business mentor, mother of three and
wife to fellow journalist and author, Peter FitzSimons.
Lisbeth Gorr
Known best for her alter ego, adventurer Elle McFeast, Lisbeth Gorr is
one of Australia’s funniest women.
A mother, partner, media personality, comedy circuit regular, radio host,
and writer, Lisbeth is currently developing her first feature film.
Described as ‘one part performer, one part journalist and one part
comic’, Lisbeth looks at the realities of life and makes others smile and
laugh about it – it’s tough to get more Australian than that!
Lizzy Lovette
Lizzy Lovette is one of the youngest personalities in Australia to juggle
both radio and television hosting roles simultaneously.
Lizzy has worked as a radio host for 2day FM, Nova 969 and Triple M. A
passionate entertainment reporter, she has also hosted several television
programs, including Eclipse Music TV, Famous Presents Hollywood
Uncensored and The Music Jungle.
She is currently a celebrity gossip correspondent on The Morning Show
and works for 2day FM.
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Louise Sauvage
Born in Perth, Louise Sauvage has won nine gold and two silver medals
for Australia in the Paralympics.
Louise also holds two Olympic gold medals and she has won the Boston
marathon four times, establishing herself as one of the world’s greatest
wheelchair athletes in both track and road races.
Louise lives by the motto – “You never know what you can achieve
until you try”, and was named the International Female Wheelchair
Athlete of the Year in 2000. Louise is an ideal Friend of Australia with her
determination, ambition, commitment and success.
Luke Hayes-Alexander
Luke Hayes-Alexander is a 20 year old chef who founded Luke’s
Gastronomy in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. After an intense 4 year
training period, Luke became chef at the age of 15. Word quickly spread
of this prodigy and his cooking, and the press soon followed. Luke has
been featured in Centurion Magazine, Australian Gourmet Pages, Food
and Wine, The Financial Times, Toronto Life, and The Ottawa Citizen.
People are coming from all over the world because of Luke’s story, the
word of mouth and the press he has received. They love the playful
juxtaposition of old world techniques with avante-garde presentations
and ideas.
Luke Mangan
Luke is one of Australia’s leading chefs and is regarded as one of our
country’s best exports. He currently owns and operates a number of
award-winning restaurants in Australia and overseas including Glass
Brasserie at the Hilton Sydney, Salt Grill onboard P&O’s Pacific Jewel &
Dawn, Salt and the adjoining World Wine Bar in Tokyo, with another set
to open in Singapore this October.
Luke is also the Virgin and V Australia Chef, with Sir Richard Branson a
frequent client for his private events. He has written four best-selling
cookbooks and created his own range of Australian condiments, wines,
tea coffee and desserts. In 2008 Luke hosted his own TV show, Appetizing
Adventures with Luke Mangan that screened in the US and Asia.
Luke Nguyen
Luke Nguyen is a celebrity Vietnamese chef. He is the host of television
series Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam, the owner of acclaimed Sydney
restaurant, Red Lantern, and is the author of numerous cook books. Luke
is an expert on traditional Asian cuisine and knows some of the best
places in Australia to find authentic Vietnamese dishes.
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Lyndon Terracini
Lyndon Terracini is an operatic baritone and current Artistic Director of
Opera Australia. His professional operatic debut was in 1976 as “Sid” in
the Australian Opera’s Albert Herring at the Sydney Opera House. Prior
to working with Opera Australia he was the artistic director of 2000
Queensland Music Festival and the 2006, 2008 and 2009
Brisbane Festivals.
Maggie Beer
Maggie is one of Australia’s best loved food personalities, chefs and food
producers; a household name in part thanks to her extensive history
of television appearances and food writing. No Australian home chef’s
kitchen is complete without an item from Maggie’s extensive range of
products, arguably the most highly esteemed by Australian gourmets.
Maggie Beer set up home in the Barossa Valley in 1973 with a humble
dream of breeding game birds and growing grapes. Since then, she has
established the legendary Pheasant Farm Restaurant and produce shop.
Highlights of Maggie’s career have been being awarded Senior Australian
of The Year in 2010, and South Australian of the year in 2011, as well as
her appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to
tourism and hospitality.
Maggie Tabberer
Maggie Tabberer is an Australian icon for her outstanding contribution to
the fashion, publishing and television industries. Maggie was a prominent
model in the 1960s, and was the public face of the national magazine
Australian Woman’s Weekly, where she worked as fashion editor for fifteen
years. Maggie has also launched her own plus size clothing label called
‘Maggie T’ and is a prominent media and television personality.
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Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines is an American-born, Australian vocalist, actor and TV
personality. After debuting at the age of sixteen in the Australian version
of the stage musical Hair, Hines shot to fame in the late 1970s with
several hit singles and two Top Ten albums, making her an Australian
musical icon.
Mark Olive
AKA ‘The Black Olive’, Mark is a celebrity chef who has been in the
kitchen for more than 20 years. Born in Wollongong, Mark’s people are
the Bundjalung nation from NSW’s northern rivers region. Today, Mark
is a regular chef on public and corporate events, has a BA in Film and
Television and has a passion for cooking and filmmaking.
The Married Men
The Married Men are Singapore’s hottest team of DJ’s, who recently
broadcast their popular morning drive time show live from Australia to
over one million listeners. As the top rating DJs on the hit radio station,
91.3FM, the Married Men are known for their cheeky sense of humour
and great taste in music. They are influential advocates of Australia,
constantly promoting the destination and their holiday experiences on
air and through social media.
Matt Moran
Celebrity chef and TV personality, Matt Moran left school at 15 to
become an apprentice chef. He now owns one of Sydney’s premier
restaurants, ARIA located opposite the iconic Sydney Opera House. An
advocate for apprenticeships, Matt is considered an expert within the
industry and is one of three renowned chefs featured on Heat in The
Kitchen, on The Lifestyle Food Channel.
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Matthew Jukes
Matthew was voted the most influential wine writer in the UK and he
is a past winner of the International Wine Communicator of the Year
Trophy. He is the author of thirteen best-selling wine books and also
the weekly wine writer for the UK’s Daily Mail Weekend Magazine
and MoneyWeek. He curates the annual 100 Best Australian Wines
List and he is also the wine buyer for Bibendum Restaurant, Amaya,
Veeraswamy and Chutney Mary, all in London. He is the co-creator of
The Great Australian Red - the annual quest to find the best Cabernet/
Shiraz, ‘the blend that defines Australia’. He is the founder and patron of
Touch Wine in Adelaide and Wine Rules in Melbourne (raising money for
homelessness in Australia). Matthew was Awarded ‘Honorary Australian
of the Year 2012’ at the Australia Day Foundation UK Awards.
Matt Stone
Matt Stone is one of Australia’s youngest celebrity chefs, internationally
renowned for his views on sustainability and innovative cooking
techniques. In 2004 after having worked as an apprentice chef at
Leeuwin Estate winery for two years, Matt started at Star Anise - one
of Perth’s most highly regarded restaurants. There at the age of 20 and
without formal qualification he was appointed Sous Chef and for the
next three years Matt worked with David Coomer to keep the restaurant
at the top of Perth’s dining scene with their Asian inspired modern
Australian cuisine.
In late 2009 at just 22 Matt stepped out on his own to become the Head
Chef at Greenhouse Perth, and then took on the role of Executive Chef at
Greenhouse by Joost in Sydney and Silo by Joost in Melbourne.
Matt took out Gourmet Traveller’s prestigious Best New Talent
2011, West Australia’s Good Food Guide’s Best Young Chef 2011 and
Greenhouse won the Good Food Guide’s Best New Restaurant for 2011.
Matt has also featured on Iron Chef Australia and Masterchef 2011 and
Recipes that Rock with Alex James.
Michael Caton
Iconic Australian actor Michael Caton has performed in films, television
and theatre for over 40 years. Most notably recognised for his role in
the highly-quotable film The Castle as Dale Kerrigan, he has also played
various roles in The Flying Doctors, Great Expectations, All Saints and
Strange Bedfellows. Currently he is hosting Channel 7’s Hot Property.
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Michael Hill Smith
Michael Hill Smith was the first Australian to pass the rigorous Master
of Wine examination. In 2008 he was awarded an Order of Australia for
his contribution to the Australian Wine Industry. Featured on Decanter
Magazine’s power list 2009, 2011 and 2013. Michael is an international
wine judge, wine consultant and strong advocate for Australian fine
wine both within Australia and internationally.
Michael Moore
English born Michael Moore is one of Australia’s most experienced and
respected chefs. He is highly regarded within the food industry, with over
26 years of experience spanning two continents. Michael has managed
and owned numerous top restaurants in Sydney and London. He is
now the chef and owner of Sydney’s Summit Restaurant, which offers
360 degree views of Sydney’s iconic harbour and city. He also recently
launched a book in the US called Blood Sugar, which sold out of first
print in the first two weeks.
Michael O’Loughlin
Michael O’Loughlin is a former professional Australian rules footballer,
who played his entire Australian Football League career with the Sydney
Swans. He is one of the most celebrated Indigenous Australian players
in the history of the game - being named a member of the Indigenous
Team of the Century and the third player with Indigenous heritage
to play 300 AFL games. In September 2009 he launched the Goodes
O’Loughlin Foundation, along with his cousin & co-Chairman Adam
Goodes, focused on developing and empowering the next generation of
Indigenous role models in Australia.
Michelle Bridges
Michelle is a famous personal trainer, health expert and television
presenter on the popular Channel 10 show, The Biggest Loser. She
spent many years working for Les Mills Asia Pacific as a trainer of fitness
instructors and as a Les Mills International Master Trainer she has trained
literally thousands of instructors all over the world.
She competed in figure shaping competitions and represented Australia
in the world championships in America in the late nineties, and has won
accolades and awards including the coveted Fitness Leader of the Year in
2004. She has also been a regular presenter on Mornings with Kerri Anne
and is the author the popular fitness program Losing the last five kilos.
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Natalie Gruzlewski
Natalie Gruzlewski is a Gold Coast born television presenter who began
her TV career as host of the Gold Coast TV show, Surf TV, providing
updates about the beach and surfing conditions. Gruzlewski is currently
a full-time presenter on the Channel Nine travel program Getaway,
which has allowed her to travel around Australia since 2004. She is
also the host of the reality series The Farmer Wants a Wife, a romantic
reality TV show that showcases Australia’s spectacular countryside and
rural destinations.
Neil Perry
Director of The Rockpool Group, Neil Perry is one of Australia’s most
influential and respected chefs. He has managed top Australian
restaurants throughout his stellar career, and continues to head three
Sydney institutions: the two-hatted Spice Temple, two-hatted Rockpool
Bar & Grill and three-hatted Rockpool.
Neil’s passion and the importance he places on quality produce are
evident in all his dishes and the business projects he undertakes. The
numerous awards and accolades won by his restaurants are a testament
to this. Neil’s determined passion for Australia, food and wine, quality,
travel and recipe books have driven him to where he is today.
In addition to running multi-award winning restaurants, Neil has
written eight cookbooks and heads a team of consultants to Qantas,
developing quarterly menus for the Australian airline’s first and business
class travellers.
Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse a.k.a Tse Ting-fung, is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter,
musician, actor and entrepreneur. Tse initially entered the entertainment
industry in 1996 as a singer. He originally learned martial arts for the
screen and television, which Tse continues to practice. He made his film
debut in 1998 with the crime film Young and Dangerous: The Prequel,
for which Tse received the Hong Kong Film Award for his performance in
the Best New Performer category. In 2003, Tse founded Post Production
Office Limited, the biggest special effects companies in Hong Kong which
provides services for movies, video games, and advertisements. The
company grosses over one billion Hong Kong dollars annually each year.
In 2011, he won the award for Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
for his film The Stool Pigeon. He also boasts an incredibly successful
cantopop rock career.
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Nicky Wu
Nicky Wu (Chinese name Wu Qi Long) is a Taiwanese singer and actor
who also has large fan bases in mainland China and Hong Kong. He
found fame in 1988 when he became a member of the boy band, Little
Tigers Team (小虎隊), performing alongside Alec Su and Julian Chen. The
trio were extremely popular and successful in Taiwan, selling millions of
records. During his time with Little Tigers Team, he pursued a solo career,
releasing an extensive catalogue of songs, Mandarin and Cantonese
albums as a solo artist, releasing his debut solo album in 1992.
In five years, he released 13 Mandarin and Cantonese albums. As an
actor, Wu won the 1993 Best New Artist award in Hong Kong, and
the next year played the lead in the 1994 film The Lovers, his greatest
commercial success.
With his background as a professional athlete, he is best known for
playing fighting scenes and never uses stuntmen as he trusts his own
ability. Wu has starred in more than 20 television series and more than
10 blockbuster films.
Olivia Ong
Olivia Ong is a famous Singaporean pop star who began her career when
she won a singing competition at the young age of 15. She first released
her bestselling debut album “A Girl Meets Bossa Nova” at the age of 19.
To date, Olivia has released 5 albums, including self-titled album “Olivia”,
“Summer Night LIVE” and most recently “Romance” which includes both
Mandarin and English original songs. The albums have not only clinched
the No. 1 spot in the Taiwan and Singapore International sales charts for
consecutive weeks, they have been well received in other parts of Asia,
such as China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Indonesia.
Paul Roos
Paul Roos is a former Australian rules footballer and the senior coach of
the Melbourne Football Club. Roos represented Fitzroy and Sydney in the
Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. Roos was
the senior coach of the Sydney Swans from 2002 to 2010. He was appointed
the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club in September 2013.
Roos was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005. He has
won many accolades throughout his career: he was named All-Australian
seven times; received the league’s most valuable player (MVP) award; and
represented Victoria on 14 occasions in State of Origin. He is also the AFL/VFL
record holder for the number of games played wearing the number 1 jumper
– which he wore throughout his 356-game career at both Fitzroy and Sydney.
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Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton is the internet’s most notorious gossip columnist and was
named the #1 Web Celeb for 2007, 2008, and 2009 by Forbes Magazine.
Since launching in 2004, PerezHilton.com has become one of the leading
go-to sites for celebrity news garnering over 300 million hits a month.
Perez has been featured in/on the L.A. Times, The View, The Wall Street
Journal, MTV’s TRL, Larry King, CNN, E and many more. As one of the
most influential bloggers, he has created an empire which includes his
own record label, Perezious Music. He also launched his mobile website
at m.perezhilton.com, a new fashion website CoCoPerez.com and two
best sellers in 2009, Perez Hilton’s Red Carpet Suicide and Perez Hilton’s
True Bloggywood Stories.
Pete Evans
Born in Melbourne, Pete Evans is one of Australia’s most popular
celebrity chefs. He owns several of Australia’s most iconic restaurants
including the Hugos group, and he has released numerous cooking
books. Pete is currently the presenter on My Kitchen Rules.
Peter FitzSimons
Peter was born in Peats Ridge, New South Wales, and is a former
Wallabies rugby union player. Now a journalist, author and radio
presenter, Peter is one of Australia’s most prominent and successful
media and publishing identities. Peter is also a correspondent to
London’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Peter Gago
Peter Gago is a British-Australian winemaker and author, and the current
custodian and Chief Winemaker of Penfolds Grange, possibly the best
known Australian wine, based in the Barossa Valley.
Working with Penfolds Wines since 1989, Peter initially started
producing sparkling wine before moving onto reds and in July 2002, at
age forty-five, Gago succeeded John Duval as Penfolds Chief Winemaker.
In 2012 Peter was named Winemaker of the Year by a panel of
international winemakers, the Institute of Masters of Wine and UK
magazine The Drinks Business.
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Peter Gilmore
Peter Gilmore is the Executive Chef of Quay restaurant in Sydney. Since
2001, Peter’s creative and original cuisine has seen the restaurant receive
an unprecedented number of Australian and international awards, and
establish itself at the forefront of Australia’s food scene.
Peter describes his cuisine as “food inspired by nature”. A passionate
gardener, Peter was one of the first chefs in Australia to truly embrace
the vegetable garden and its diversity. Sourcing rare plants and heirloom
vegetable seeds, he forges unique relationships with small farmers
to grow bespoke produce exclusively for Quay. He collaborates with
fisherman who hand dive and line catch seafood in pristine Australian
waters, and farmers who rear rare breed animals with superior flavour
and texture for the table. Peter plans his menus from the ground
up a season ahead; a way of working which has strengthened his
appreciation of the seasons and the natural world, and is directly
reflected in his cuisine.
Peter Walsh
An expert in organizational design, Peter Walsh is a television & radio
personality as well as the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers. Peter’s aim is to help people live richer happier lives with a little
more organization. Born and raised in Australia, Peter moved to Los
Angeles in 1994 and has built his career to be known as the “Get Your
Life Organized Guy” on The Oprah Winfrey Show. His new series, “Enough
Already! with Peter Walsh” premiered January 2011 on the new Oprah
Winfrey Network (OWN). Peter is currently a regular contributor to
O: The Oprah Magazine, has appeared on hundreds of national television
programs and is the author of five bestselling books.
Pornsak Prajakwit
Pornsak is a Thai-Chinese celebrity, media presenter and restaurateur
who moved to Singapore at an early age. His hit-show FOOD SOURCE is
currently showing in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea
and parts of Europe. Having travelled around the world in search of the
freshest ingredients and the most delicious recipes, it is no surprise
that this young entrepreneur has decided to open a Thai restaurant
chain called, sexy.thai.food. He also studied a Master of Education with
specialisation in Early Childhood at Monash University and founded an
Early Childhood Enrichment Centre in Singapore.
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Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang, is a Taiwanese singer, Golden Bell Awards actress and talk
show host. Yang began her career in 2000, as a member of Taiwanese
quartet girl group, before working as a TV host and supporting actor in
several Taiwanese dramas. Her career took off by her first leading role in
a popular drama Devil Beside You in 2005. In the same year, she released
her first album My Intuition. By 2011, she released total six albums and
one compilation album, and held two concerts in Taiwan and Singapore
respectively. On 22 October 2010, she was awarded Best Leading Actress
in a Television Series at the 45th Golden Bell Awards.
Reg Mombassa
(Chris O’Doherty)
Born in New Zealand in 1951, Reg immigrated to Australia with his family
in 1969, where he attended the National Art School in Sydney before
forming the rock band Mental as Anything in 1976 with four other art
students. They became increasingly popular and have released 11 albums
and 27 singles, with 20 entering the top forty, touring Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, England, Europe, the United States and Asia.
Reg began working as a freelance artist in 1976, designing T-shirts and
posters before launching the iconic fashion label Mambo Graphics in 1986,
designing T-Shirts, clothing, posters and also record covers. Many of his
Mambo designs and artworks were also adapted for use in a spectacular
segment for the Sydney 2000 Olympics closing ceremony.
Rhoda Roberts
Rhoda was the first Aboriginal presenter on prime-time television,
fronting SBS’s First in Line. She was the creative force behind 1997’s
Festival of the Dreaming. And in 2000 she and the Bangarra Dance
Theatre’s Stephen Page created the culturally potent Awakening
segment of the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony. She is renowned for
being an expert on the Arts industry in Australia.
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Richard Branson
Richard Branson is the world famous founder and owner of the Virgin
Group, which has around 200 companies in over 30 countries across a
range of industries including travel, tourism, music, finance and health.
Richard’s first venture was setting up a student magazine at the age of
16. In 1970 he founded Virgin as a mail order record retailer and shortly
afterwards he opened a record shop. Two years later he built a recording
studio and Virgin Music went on to become one of the top six record
companies in the world.
In his spare time Richard has successfully beaten world records which
include sailing, hot ballooning, a sea crossing in an amphibious vehicle
and golfing in the dark. The Virgin Group also has non-profit projects
which include the Virgin Earth Challenge.
Rick Stein
A British citizen, Rick is a renowned chef, owns several restaurants,
a delicatessen, patisserie, seafood cookery school and forty hotel
bedrooms in the UK. He also recently opened a restaurant at
Mollymook’s Bannister’s resort in Mollymook on NSW’s beautiful South
Coast. Rick is engaged to Australian born Sarah Burns, and regards
Australia as his second home. He has a house in Sydney and a holiday
retreat in Mollymook.
Robert ‘Dipper’
DiPierdomenico
An Australian Football Hall of Fame member, Dipper is a legendary AFL
player, Brownlow Medal Winner and member of the VFL/AFL Italian Team
of the Century.
A true Aussie larrikin, Dipper is known just as much for his jovial
personality and big smile, as he is his infamous moustache. Currently
the NAB AFL Auskick Ambassador, he is introducing school-aged kids and
their families to the game he loves, AFL.
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Robert Pennicott
Robert is founder and Managing Director of Pennicott Wilderness
Journeys, one of Australia’s leading ecotourism cruise businesses
operating along the coastline of southern Tasmania from Bruny Island
and Port Arthur. Robert is highly committed to sustainable tourism and
philanthropy, donating approximately 25% of net profits towards to
charity and conservation. He was awarded Australia’s Best Ecotourism
Business in 2009.
In May 2011 Robert embarked on a journey of considerable proportions,
circumnavigating Australia in a 5.4m inflatable yellow dinghy over 3
months to raise funds for Polio eradication. Using a website to collect
donations and regularly post a blog and video footage, the project titled
“Follow The Yellow Boat Road” is hoping to raise the $39 million dollars
required to achieve a Polio free world.
Sally Dominguez
Sally Dominguez is a designer, inventor and educator who judges as a
sustainability expert on ABC TV’s New Inventors.
Sally has won three major product design awards, has a decade of
architectural experience and has judged professionally for four years
– including on ABC TV’s New Inventors and at the Australian Design
awards, Wheels Magazine’s Car of the Year awards and the San Franciscobased Spark awards.
Her profile in Australia and in the “green” community of the US is in
sustainable invention, water technologies and innovative design.
Sanjeev Kapoor
Sanjeev Kapoor is the most influential man in food across India and
most of South East Asia. He has been presented with the ‘Best Chef of
India’ award by the Government of India, and is the most famous face
on Indian TV through his cookery show ‘Khana Khazana’, popular for
over two decades. On International TV he has prominently featured with
Rachel Ray, Richard Quest and Rene Redzepi.
Sanjeev is the first chef in the world to launch his own 24x7 Food TV
Channel called Food Food, and also sits on the board of the Singapore
Airlines International Culinary Panel.
Sarah-Jane Clarke
and Heidi Middleton
Sarah Jane and Heidi are the founders of Australia’s leading fashion
label, Sass and Bide, which launched in Sydney in 1999. Today Sass
and Bide is sold in some of the best boutiques and high fashion stores
around the world. In 2009 Sarah Jane and Heidi were also the subject of
a finalist Archibald Prize portrait by Jenny Sages.
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Sean Connolly
Sean Connolly is one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s most well
respected and recognised chefs. Currently Executive Chef of The
Morrison Bar & Grill in Sydney and The Grill in Auckland. He applies a
‘best on the bone or in the shell’ philosophy to his food.
After moving from his native Yorshire, Sean travelled the world cooking
on the QE2 and then became Executive Chef of Astral restaurant at Star
City Casino in 1988. It was here that he led his team at Astral to earn
consecutive chefs hats from 2007 to 2011, winning accolades such as
SMH Good Food Guide Chef of the Year in 2008 and launching the casual
restaurant ‘Seans Kitchen’ in the Star City Casino.
Sean left Star City Casino in 2010 to pursue international opportunities
and his growing TV career. This led him to New Zealand where in 2011
he, together with Skycity Auckland opened the multi-million dollar
restaurant called ‘The Grill by Sean Connolly’. This was made into a
6-part documentary called ‘Under The Grill’ which documented Sean’s
journey, armed with a 4 million dollar budget and a hundred day
deadline to create a world class restaurant from scratch.
Shannon Bennett
Shannon Bennett is a Melbourne based celebrity chef and founder of
the renowned fine dining restaurant Vue de Monde. Shannon began his
training at Grand Hyatt Melbourne under Roger Lienhard before moving
to Europe and working in the kitchens of such greats as Albert Roux,
John Burton-Race, Marco Pierre White and Alain Ducasse.
Returning to Melbourne in 2000 at the age of 24, he opened Vue de
Monde in a humble terrace building in Carlton. A cult following was
quickly established and in recognition for his obsession for classical
cuisine combined with his edgy approach he was named Australian
Gourmet Traveller’s Best New Talent for 2003.
After six highly successful years, during which time Vue de Monde
scored an unprecedented 19/20 from The Age Good Food Guide and was
repeatedly named Australian Restaurant of the Year, Shannon felt it was
time to take Vue de Monde to even greater heights. The restaurant is
now located in the Rialto building – an expansive space with 365 degree
views over Melbourne.
Show Lo (LO,CHIH-HSIANG)
Show Lo is a Taiwanese entertainer, mandopop singer, dancer, host and
actor. He has been dubbed “Asia’s Dance King” for his dancing skills.
Show co-hosts a daily entertainment news/variety show, 100%
Entertainment on Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 with
Alien Huang. He is also the creator and designer of street trend
fashion brand “STAGE Hyaline of World”, abbreviated as S.H.O.W.
It has outlets throughout Taiwan and in Hong Kong, Singapore,
China, USA and Australia.
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Sia Tze Foo (Kenny)
Kenny Sia is a Malaysian blogger with a huge sphere of influence.
Receiving over 14,500 Daily Unique Visits, Kenny’s blog Kennysia.com,
offers personal discourse on his area of interest, entrepreneurship. He
also offers his views on current happenings around world, with enough
doses of personality and humour to keep his readers interested.
Simon Dale
Australian born Simon Dale is a radio presenter, working for five years in
radio before landing a job at London-based radio station Heart FM.
Dale has in the past been a great advocate of various Australian holiday
experiences throughout London.
Sonny Vandevelde
Sonny Vandevelde is an accomplished Australian fashion photographer
known for the energy, colour and life he injects into his work.
Sonny was raised on Sydney’s northern beaches. He worked for
Quiksilver and spent 10 years photographing Sydney’s nightlife earlier
in his career.
He is now based in Europe to focus on his fashion photography and
returns to Sydney each year to enjoy Christmas in Australia.
Sophie Falkiner
Sophie is a popular television presenter and has travelled Australia
extensively, working as the anchor for The Great Outdoors and various
major broadcast projects. With experience in journalism, fashion
and modelling, Sophie is passionate about Australian holidays. As a
mother with young children, she also loves to spend quality family time
travelling in Australia.
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Stefano Manfredi
Stefano Manfredi is recognised as one of Australia’s leading chefs and
internationally as a master of modern Italian cuisine. He has influenced
the way we eat since first opening The Restaurant Manfredi in 1983,
which was awarded a coveted Three Chefs Hats by the Sydney Morning
Herald Good Food Guide 1995. More than two decades later, Manfredi
has owned and operated several restaurants in Sydney, most notably the
award winning Restaurant Manfredi (1983-1996) and Bel Mondo (19962002). In October 2002, Stefano travelled to Italy to be presented with
the inaugural trophy from the Italian International Culinary Institute for
Foreigners by the Italian Prime Minister and his inclusion as one of Italy’s
internationally recognised chefs in the first English translation of The
Silver Spoon 2005 firmly cemented his reputation as ‘The Godfather’ of
Italo-Australian cooking.
Stephen Jones
Born in Cheshire, and schooled in Liverpool, Stephen Jones is one of the
world’s most celebrated milliners. After studying at St Martin’s School
of Art, Jones opened his first millinery salon in the heart of London’s
Covent Garden. Those premises soon became a place of pilgrimage and
patronage, as everyone from Boy George to Diana, Princess of Wales,
identified Jones as the milliner who would help them make headlines.
From Vivienne Westwood, Claude Montana, Thierry Mugler and JeanPaul Gaultier throughout the eighties, to his current work with Giles,
Marc Jacobs, Rei Kawakubo and John Galliano for Dior, Jones’s hats have
been an integral component in some of the most memorable runway
spectacles of the past thirty years.
Steve Liebmann
Steve is one of Australia’s most respected journalists, and has been for
more than four decades. He has interviewed presidents, prime ministers
and royalty, and is a regular on 2UE radio and is best known for cohosting the Today news and current affairs show.
Su-Lyn Tan
Su-Lyn is a Singaporean blogger, co-founder of the popular food and
travel blog Chubby Hubby and a co-founder of Southeast Asia’s premier
communications and lifestyle consultancy, The Ate Group. Previously,
Su-Lyn was a respected food, travel and lifestyle journalist. She is most
well-known for her revamp of Wine & Dine magazine in 2003, which
resulted in the magazine winning the IFRA Asia Gold Medal for Design
that year. She’s written for many international publications and also
edited and/or written several cookbooks. Su-Lyn is also a member of
the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ jury and a co-founder of
Asia’s only independent, regional restaurant guide, The Miele Guide to
Asia’s Finest Restaurants.
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Tan Hui Ling (Ringo)
Ringo is a leading Malaysian blogger who enjoys travelling, learning
foreign languages, fashion, beauty and her pet dogs. Her blog,
www.cheeserland.com, has a significant online following around
the world.
Ringo has recently visited and blogged about her experience in Australia.
Tara Moss
Tara Moss is a former model turned international best-selling author.
Moss started writing her successful debut novel, Fetish, when she was
just 23. Her crime novels have been nominated for both the Davitt
Awards and the Ned Kelly; two of Australia’s most prestigious honours.
Moss currently hosts the crime documentary series “Tara Moss
Investigates” on the National Geographic Channel in the UK.
Terri Irwin
American-born Terri Irwin is a wildlife expert, naturalist and author, and
the widow of the iconic Australian adventurer Steve Irwin. She is the
owner of Australia Zoo at Berrwah, Queensland, and works with her
two children to educate people about wildlife conservation and native
Australian animals.
Tim Olsen
Dedicated to showcasing the diversity of Australia’s best artists,
Tim Olsen is one of the country’s most notable art dealers and
gallery directors.
With galleries scattered throughout Sydney, Tim is considered an expert
in the art world.
He is a great advocate of Australian art.
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Tim Ross
Tim Ross is a well known Australian media personality, performing on
Nova for 9 years as one half of The Merrick and Rosso show, helping to
launch the Nova network in 2001. Tim has also enjoyed working on
television, hosting shows for MTV and featuring in the ‘Merrick and
Rosso Show’ and ‘The B-Team’.
Along the way Tim has picked up numerous ACRA radio awards, an Astra,
GQ Man of the year award and an ARIA. In 2010 he released his first
book, Mum had a Kingswood and is currently a contributor to Men’s
Style Australia, Rolling Stone and writes a monthly column Rosso’s
Sydney for The (Sydney) Magazine in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Tim Webster
Tim Webster is a respected TV presenter – who retired from Channel 10’s
news in 2008, after 27 years with the network – and radio journalist who
currently hosts 2UE’s afternoon news program.
Tom Colicchio
Born in New Jersey, USA, Tom Colicchio is a coveted New York Citybased
chef who gained recognition for his various television roles, most notably
as head judge on the Bravo Network TV series Top Chef.
Tom co-founded the award-winning restaurant, Gramercy Tavern in
New York City. He later sold the restaurant and founded his current
restaurant, Craft. Tom has won five James Beard Foundation Medals for
his accomplishments.
Tony Howell
A familiar face in the WA restaurant scene, Tony has worked at some
of the best addresses in town. In 1987 he joined Luis Restaurant (now
Balthazar) in Perth’s bustling CBD where he remained there as Head Chef
winning a number of awards for Fine Dining.
In 1999, Tony started work at Cape Lodge - a boutique hotel set in
its own vineyard in Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region,
arguably one of the most picturesque regions of WA, with ruggedly
beautiful coastline, majestic native forests and boutique wineries.
In 2014 Tony left Cape Lodge to join Aravina Estate Restaurant in
Yallingup as Executive Chef.
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Toshio Shiba
Toshio Shiba is a popular Japanese film and television actor, who has
travelled to Australia more than 20 times and has a deep connection
to Australian nature and people. Between 1998 and 2001, Mr Shiba
travelled to Australia five times with a national Japanese travel show,
driving a full circle around the country, including visits to natural
wonders such as Tasmania and the Bungle Bungles. In 2008, he started
a not-for-profit organisation called “Club Australia” to network fans
of Australia across Japan. The network currently has 1,100 members
including travel agents, media and consumers. .
Valeska Dominguez
Valeska Dominguez is a Sydney born graphic artist turned jewellery
designer. Her highly successful jewellery brand “Valeska” has recently
signed with US home shopping network HSN, positioning her in front of
an audience of 93 million households.
Her jewellery is inspired by various holiday destinations around
Australia and she regularly mentions Australia on her appearances on
HSN. Renowned for her high-end couture pieces, Valeska has received
accolades from an international press audience and developed a devoted
jewellery following encompassing Hollywood A-listers.
Vince Frost
Vince Frost is arguably Australia’s most recognised designer and
certainly one of the most globally celebrated and awarded of our time.
In 2004 Vince made the move to Sydney from London, where his famous
studio, Frost, now employs 40+ people. Calling Australia home for more
than 7 years now, Vince continues to work for global clients and win
international accolades. Working on a diverse range of projects including
environmental graphics and exhibitions and magazine and book design,
Vince’s approach is all about exceptional ideas and adhering to the
philosophy that ‘anything is possible’. Most recently Vince was voted one
of the top 100 influential people in Sydney by Sydney Morning Herald’s
the (Sydney) magazine.
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are an Australian children’s music group formed in Sydney in
1991, and are proudly one of Australia’s most successful musical exports.
The current members of the group are Anthony Field, Emma Watkins,
Simon Pryce and Lachlan Gillespie.
The group has franchised their concepts to other countries, developed
Wiggles sections in amusement parks in Australia and the US, and won
several major record industry awards. The group has achieved worldwide
success with their children’s albums, videos, television series, and
concert appearances and were named Business Review Weekly’s topearning Australian entertainers for four years in a row.
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William Barton
William is one of Australia’s leading didgeridoo players and composers
and is a powerful advocate for the wider perception of his cultural
traditions. Born in Mount Isa, he was taught the instrument by his
uncle, an elder of the Waanyi, Lardil and Kalkadunga tribes of western
Queensland. At 17 years, William played his first classical concert with
the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and is now one of the world’s
leading musicians.
Wong Cho Lam
Wong Cho Lam (王祖藍), a renowned and talented local artist, works in
Hong Kong’s glittering show business sector. He has had various roles
from stage and TV acting to directing, singing, writing lyrics, hosting
TV shows and DJing. Cho Lam graduated with first class honours from
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a BA in Performance
in 2003. Since then, he has made a big impact in the media within a
relatively short time. His rise to prominence was reinforced at the TVB
Awards 2008, when he won the “Most Improved Actor” Award.
Wong Wing Chee (黃永熾)
Wong Wing Chi (黃永熾), is one of Hong Kong’s most renowned chefs
and has also hosted a number of TV programs focusing on food and
drink, as well as his role as honorary chairman of Dragon King Restaurant
Group. In a city that loves to eat out, his high media profile has led him
to become an iconic and influential gourmet and food critic.
As a chef, Wong has won a number of significant awards, including the
‘Top 10 Chefs Award’ in both the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau region
and the China region (in 2006) and the World Outstanding Chinese
Cuisine Award (in 2008). He has also won the platinum prize at the Ordre
International des Disciples d’Auguste Escoffier Awards in 2005.
Yasmin Sewell
Yasmin Sewell is a fashion retail consultant, creative advisor for fashion
brands and trend forecaster. Setting up her consultancy in 2008, she and
her team work on projects including retail strategies for international
stores, trend direction for fashion brands in all markets and creative
direction for young designers.
Originally from Australia, Sewell now lives in London, and was named
Young Australian of the Year in the UK in 2012, for her contribution to
the fashion industry.
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Zhang Jin Peng
Zhang Jin Peng (Xiao Peng) is an emerging Chinese blogger who is
popular for travel storytelling via new media channels including
blog, mblog, and online video. In 2010, his blog on sina.com is highly
welcomed with more than 16,000,000 hits and over 13000 followers.
Xiao Peng is also a travel writer whose work includes three travel books
and travel articles for NG traveller, Voyage, Top World and Men’s Health.
He is also a keen photographer and records all his travels through
stunning photography. He travelled to Australia in November 2010 when
he explored Victoria and Tasmania and is keen to return soon.
Zoe Naylor
Best known for her role as Regan Mcleod on Australia’s awardwinning
drama Mcleod’s Daughters, Zoe is a talented actress, TV presenter,
journalist, model and public speaker.
A Queensland girl, Zoe has worked in Australian TV and radio and
is currently working on a thriller feature film. She has worked in
New Zealand and is a freelance writer for Road Rider and Australian
Traveller Magazine.
Zoe admits to a having a secret love affair with her Ducati motorbike and
is a true Australian beauty.
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