‘Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer’, edited by Gail Garvey and others – project manager for this book about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care for Indigenous and Tribal peoples globally (published by Springer, September 2024) (promotional video available on YouTube)
Easy Read Version of the Metro North Disability Services Action Plan for Metro North Health; available via the Metro North Health Website
‘Community, Culture, Commerce: The Intermediary in Design and Creative Industries‘, by Jock McQueenie, Marcus Foth, and Greg Hearn (Palgrave Macmillan 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7889-2) – copy editing
‘The Leadership Path: A Guide for Leading Yourself, Your Team and Your Organisation’, by Blake Repine – working alongside Blake to write his second book about leadership
Tweed Shire Council – plain English certification of the Drought and Water Restrictions Policy; Tweed achieved Gold Certification under PlainLanguagePro; download the policy assessment
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries – ‘Case study guide for extension officers’ – a ‘how to’ guide about case studies; available at the DAF website
Tweed Shire Council – plain English website certification; Tweed Council’s website achieved Gold Certification under PlainLanguagePro; download the website assessment
Central Queensland University, Office of Indigenous Engagement – editing documents relating to the ‘First Nations Community Engagement Industry Guide’
Women in Leadership Program, Queensland University of Technology – editing academic papers under a grants program for researchers
Risk Mentor – writing and editing of various case studies and project reports
‘It’s Your World. I’m Just Living In It.’ by Ant Hanna – working alongside Ant to finalise his memoir
‘Unified Theory of Business Strategy’ by Dr Rod Samimi (published by Sentinel 9) – working alongside Rod to write and produce his book about business strategy
‘Soldier to Executive: Applying Army Leadership Principles to the Corporate World’ by Blake Repine – working alongside Blake to write his book about leadership
Logan City Council – plain English editing of website content as part of a plain language certification project; Logan’s website achieved Gold Certification under PlainLanguagePro; download the website assessment
Queensland Audit Office – editing of reports
Australian Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (QUT) – plain English review of a questionnaire
Seqwater – report editing
QFleet – editing the QFleet Fleet Utilisation Standard
Council on the Ageing (Queensland) – various writing projects including writing, consultation and research for their Access and Inclusion Framework
Office of the Commonwealth Games – writing a submission for the 2018 Queensland Reconciliation Awards. The Office of the Commonwealth Games and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organising Corporation were joint winners of the 2018 Premier’s Reconciliation Award and received a Highly Commended Award in the Partnership Category for delivering the GC2018 Reconciliation Action Plan
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services – writing internal policy documents
Queensland College of Teachers – writing and editing policy guidelines and public information sheets
Building Queensland – structural editing of the Business Case Framework documents
Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships – editing the Annual Report
Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast PHN – writing a regional planning document
P&Cs Queensland – structural editing of the P&Cs Guide
Wide Bay HHS – writing a strategic plan
Project 4 Change – writing promotional materials
Queensland Inspector-General Emergency Management – editing the Review of the Effectiveness of the State Disaster Management Plan and its Implementation
‘Yatdjuligin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care in Australia’ –structural and copy editing of authors’ contributions for an undergraduate-level nursing textbook edited by Bronwyn Fredericks and Odette Best, and published by Cambridge University Press (this book was awarded Best Tertiary (Wholly Australian) Teaching and Learning Resource by the Australian Publishers Association Educational Publishing Awards 2015)
‘Our stories: Innovation Fund and Local System Reform Projects 2016’ – a series of articles profiling the work of North Brisbane Partners in Recovery, published in print and online (available here)
PhD candidates at Queensland University of Technology and The University of Queensland – thesis editing
Individual academic staff at Queensland University of Technology, Australian Catholic University, and Central Queensland University – copy editing of academic research papers prior to publication
Research and facilitation
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute – facilitating two citizens’ juries about sun safety and vitamin D (published in Health Promotion Journal of Australia, DOI: 10.1002/hjpa.786)
Australian Media Literacy Alliance – facilitating a Brisbane workshop about media literacy
Griffith University & Prince Charles Hospital – facilitating an online citizens’ jury over 4 days, convened to consider research priorities for stroke rehabilitation
Griffith University & RBWH – facilitating and analysing the qualitative component of the AusHSI-funded research project Implementing Economic Modelling to Improve Service Planning
Centre for Health Services Research, UQ – facilitating part of a workshop about telehealth
Digital Media Research Centre –planning and facilitating the event Researching Solutions for Digital Ability in Australian Communities
Diabetes Australia – facilitating a one-day planning session for Diabetes Australia and its state-based organisations as part of the shift to national consistency under the NDSS
Saliva Translational Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation – facilitating a conference think tank
Training for groups and individuals
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries – training for extension officers in writing case studies
Tenants Queensland – organisational writing training for tenancy advice workers
Women in STEMM, QUT –facilitated the academic women’s 2-day writing retreat (2018 to 2021)
Policy Skills – co-facilitate the 2-day workshop Developing and communicating sound organisational policies and procedures (with Nonie Malone)
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (QUT) – grant-writing workshop for researchers
Variety (The Children’s Charity) –lunch-time writing refreshers (5 x 90-minute sessions)
Queensland State Archives – a series of one-day workshops about workplace writing
Queensland Rail – workshops about workplace writing for staff in the Environment Team (2016, 12-hour program) and staff in WHS Strategy (2017, 16-hour program)
Department of Environment and Science – regular workshops about workplace writing (since 2013)
Wet Tropics Management Authority – workplace writing training (2019)
Department of Transport and Main Roads – workplace writing training (2019)
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing – a series of 1-day and 2-day workshops about workplace writing, delivered to staff throughout Queensland (2014-2017)
Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing –a one-day, advanced program for staff interested in further developing their writing and editing skills
Greater Graduate Program (Queensland Government) – a 1-day workshop about workplace writing (2014-2017)
Queensland Business Writers’ Conference 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 (organised by Lexi Communications) –presented various sessions about workplace writing (including document structure, reader focus, simplifying sentences, and moving beyond the first draft)
Central Queensland University, Office of Indigenous Engagement – a 1-day workshop about workplace writing for professional staff
Queensland University of Technology, Science and Engineering Faculty – a series of 6 x 2-hour workshops about workplace writing for professional staff
Department of Education, Training and Employment, Office for Early Childhood Education and Care – a series of 1-day workshops about report writing for staff involved in the quality assessment of early childhood services throughout Queensland
Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning – a series of 4 x 2-hour workshops about workplace writing for staff across the department
Queensland Health, Public Health Unit – a series if 4 x 2-hour workplace writing workshops, plus a short workshop for senior managers
