Meet our team

Rebecca Douthwaite
Publisher

Star sign: Libra

Favourite colour: Green

Favourite quote: Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

Something most people don't know about you? Not much! I print words for a living...lol

Amanda Wright
Mackay Editor

Star sign: Pisces

Favourite Colour: Rose Gold

Favourite quote: “A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”

Something most people don't know about you?

I used to play representative cricket, so I got the thrill of my life while flying from Christchurch to Dunedin discovering that the. Indian cricket team were on my flight. I chatted to Sachin Tendulkar in the airport and on the flight the team invited me to sit with them in a spare seat. I was flying to an athletics competition as a 12-year-old and it was the first time I flew without my parents. Needless to say my Dad was very excited that I met the world's best batsman.

Rachael Smith
Whitsunday Editor

Star sign: Pisces

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite quote: Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're usually right

Something most people don't know about you? I have been able to ski since I was three years old

Crissy Bottrell
Production Manager

Star sign: Gemini

Favourite colour: Blue/Turquoise

Favourite quote: You Don't Win Friends With Salad

Something most people don't know about you? I'm actually 155cm, not 157cm.

Marc Evans Tarnate
Senior Designer

Star sign: Virgo

Favourite colour: Black

Favourite quote: Do not take life too seriously. “You will never get out of it alive.” - Elbert Hubbard

Something most people don't know about you? That I can sing, but way too shy to sing infront of many people.

Jessica Clark
Sales Account Manager

Star sign:  libra

Favourite Colour: black

Favourite quote:  If you don’t believe in yourself nobody else will. Except your dog. Your dog always thinks you’re a legend no matter what you think of yourself.

Something most people don't know about you?  I was a ballroom dancer.

Taylor Trewartha
Junior Graphic Designer

Star sign: Leo

Favourite colour: Aqua

Favourite quote: “You can feel the stars and the infinity of the sky since life, in spite of everything, is like a dream.”

— Vincent van Gogh

Something most people don't know about you?: I can whistle both in and out

Ruby Gorlick
Advertising Account Manager/Social Media

Star Sign: Sagittarius 

Favourite Colour: Yellow

Favourite quote:  "A Joyful heart is good medicine." - Prov 17:22

Something most people don't know about you? I can actually play a little bit of guitar, ukelele and piano.

Lara Moss
Junior Graphic Designer

Star sign: Aquarius

Favourite colour: Purple/Green

Favourite quote:  Stay weird.

Something most people don't know about you? I have a big collection of dolls..... and cds...... and crystals..... actually I have alot of collections

Ruth Puddefoot
Cadet Journalist

Star Sign: Sagittarius


Favourite colour: Green

Favourite Quote: “In order to be who you are, you must be willing to let go of who you think you are.” -Michael Alan Singer

Something most people dont know about you? I love to Scuba Dive.

Finn "Finnegan" Smith
Official Greeter

Star sign: wetnosius

Favourite colour: Meat

Favourite quote:  "woof"

Something most people don't know about you? I like to eat my own hair

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