This week I was tasked by The Guardian with writing the obituary for First Nations elder, actor, musician, activist and storyteller Jack Charles who died suddenly at 79. It was my first time writing about an Aboriginal person who had died and I was very aware of the cultural sensitivities of doing so.

This weekend I volunteered at the Women in Media national conference at Bond University on the Gold Coast. Specifically, I was working with the uni’s journalism students producing their stories in the pop-up newsroom, alongside their tutor, Rob Layton.

I’ve launched another writing initiative - life stories - so fingers crossed it takes off like a rocket shooting for the moon! Or, in these modern times, NASA’s Rover heading to Mars.

Do you think, now that I have my own business, that I can wrangle social media to promote myself and my brand? It’s so tricky! There is so much I need to learn!

Hello - and welcome! Yes, today is the first day of my blog and these are the first words (of many, no doubt) that I’m letting loose on the world. It’s slightly nerve-wracking!