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Media Awards:
2025: Community Broadcasting Australia Awards Finalist Excellence in Production
2025: New York Advertising Festival: Best  Use of Licensed Music in a Radio Ad
                                                                                          
Gold Coast Pet Crematorium

2025: New York Advertising Festival - Shortlist: Sound Design & Use of Music
                                                                                          Gold Coast Pet Crematorium
2025: Webby Awards Honoree - Best Comedy Podcast Episode
                                                                           The Old Fellas - Festival of the Five Rings

2025: International Communicator Awards (Academy of Interactive Visual Arts NY)
               - The Old Fellas - Festival of the Five Rings ... Special Ep Gold Medal
               - Gold Coast Pet Crematorium - Radio Campaign Gold Medal
               - Gold Coast Pet Crematorium - Editing Gold Medal

               - The Old Fellas - Festival of the Five Rings ... Sound Design Silver Medal
               - The Old Fellas - Festival of the Five Rings ... Scripting Silver Medal
               - Gold Coast Pet Crematorium Morning has Broken - Sound Design Silver 
               - Gold Coast Pet Crematorium Bright & Beautiful - 
Sound Design Silver 
               - Gold Coast Pet Crematorium Morning has Broken - Commercial Silver
​               - Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas ... Comedy Podcast Silver Medal

​2024: Signal International Podcast Awards (New York) Bronze Award Winner:
​                                                                                                  Best Commuter Companion
2024: Radio Today Podcast Major Winner Australia & New Zealand: Comedy.                                                                                                 Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas
2024: Radio Today Podcast Producer of the Year Finalist
2024: ACRA finalist: Commercial Single (Outdoor Elegance)
2024: International Communicator Awards (Academy of Interactive Visual Arts NY)
               - Episode 18A Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas ... Special Episode Gold
               - Episode 18A Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas ... Scripting Silver
               - Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas ... Sound Design Gold
​               - Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas ... Storytelling Silver

2023: Signal International Podcast Awards (New York) Bronze Award Winner:
               - Episode 18A Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas ... Best Comedy Special
​               - Episode 19 Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas: Best Commuter Companion
2023: ACRA Winner: Commercial Campaign (Mowers & More Coffs Harbour)
2023: ACRA finalist: Commercial Single (Mowers & More Coffs Harbour)
2023: ACRA finalist: Commercial  Campaign (Toormina Gardens Coffs Harbour)
2023: ACRA finalist: Audio Production
2023: Radio Today Podcast Runner Up: Comedy: Hangin' Out with the Old Fellas
​2023:  SIRENS - Yearly Finalist Best Campaign: (Coffs Dental: Bad Jingle)
2023:  SIRENS - Final Call Shortlist x 2 (Saxby's Soft Drinks, Mowers & More Coffs)
2023:  SIRENS - Best Campaign Round 1 (May 2022)  (Coffs Dental: Bad Jingle)

2022: ACRAS - Winner: ​Coffs Dental, I Am Tooth Decay. Single Commercial
                           Finalist ​Coffs Dental Bad Jingle ... Campaign
​2022:  New York  Advertising Festival Awards - Best of Category - Humour
2022:   CRA ‘Sirens’ Final-Call Shortlist (Feb - March 2022) – Single Commercial
                                                                                           (Coffs Dental: I am tooth decay )
2021   SIRENS - Highly Commended (Sept- Nov 2020) M & S Print Campaign

2020   SIRENS - Highly Commended (March - May 2020) Lullaby Sleep Campaign

2019   London International Awards - finalist: Station Created Commercial
2019:  New York Festival Advertising Awards Bronze Medal: Best Sound Design
2019:  SIRENS - Annual Finalist: Craft category: single commercial.
2019:  CRA ‘Sirens’ Final-Call Short list – National Top 20 Campaign
​2019:  SIRENS - Round 3 Winner. Production. (Brisbane Waters Private Hospital)
​2019:  SIRENS - Round 3 Highly Commended - Single Commercial Category. 
                                                                                       (Brisbane Waters Private Hospital)
2019:   ACRA Winner Non-metro Campaign (Brisbane Waters Private Hospital)

2018:   ACRA Winner Non-metro Campaign: (Wyong Family Practice - Bad Ink)
​2018:   ACRA Finalist Single Commercial(Wyong Family Practice: Tattoo Blues)

2017:   ACRA Finalist Non-metro Campaign of the Year (Wyong Family Practice)
2017:   CRA ‘Sirens’ Final-Call Short list – National Top 20 Campaign
                                                 (Wyong Family Practice - General Practice Campaign)


2016     ACRA Non-metro Campaign of the Year  (Spot Go)
              ACRA Non-metro Promotion of the Year  (Carl's Junior)
2016:    3 x CRA ‘Sirens’ Final-Call Finalist – National Top 20 Campaign
                                                                      (East Coast Jive, East Coast Juices, Spot Go)

2015:   
ACRA Non-metro Campaign of the Year (East Coast Juices)
               People's Choice Winner (Commercial) - Macron Music
               People's Choice Winner (Campaign) - East Coast Juice
               2 x ACRA Finalists (Macron Music, Mid-north Coast Pest Control)
2015:     CRA ‘Sirens’ Finalist – National Top 20 Campaign (East Coast Juices)


2014:      ACRA Non-metro Commercial of the Year
                2 x ACRA Finalists

2014-15:   CRA 'Siren' - Round 1 Highly Commended – National Top 2 Campaign
                           (East Coast Juices)
2014:     CRA ‘Sirens’ Finalist – National Top 30 Campaign (East Coast Juices)

2013:      CRA ‘Sirens’ Finalist – National Top 30 Campaign (Elite Smash Repairs)
2013:      ACRA Winner (Best Campaign Regional)

2012:      ACRA Winner (Best Campaign Regional)

2011:      ACRA Awards Finalist (runner-up Oct 2011)

2009:      ACRA Awards Finalist

1999:      International RAP Awards semi-finalist (Top 32 worldwide)

1996:      New York Festival - Winner, Best of Category (Public Service).                                  Australian Golden Stylus Finalist (Automotive)

1995:      New York Advertising Festival - Bronze medal (Homewares)
                 Australian Golden Stylus - Best of Category.

1994:      RAWARDS Category Winner: Best Commercial.
                 3 x Australian Golden Stylus Finalists.

1993:       Australian Golden Stylus - Best of Category.
                  Australian Golden Stylus - Most effective Aust radio campaign.
                  5 x Australian Golden Stylus finalists.
                  2 x FARB RAWARD finalists.

1992:        Australian Golden Stylus Winner.

1991:        Local Government Excellence in Media Communications Award.

Writing awards:

2002:         University of Central Queensland Bauhinia Literary award.
                    Wannabee Publishing Short Story Award - 2nd prize.

2001:          University of Technology Short Story Anthology Award.

2000:          Tom Howard Short Story Competition Highly Commended.
                    The Chronicle Open Short Story Awards - 2nd prize.


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    • Rebecca's Law - sojourn of a stolen father (Full novel transcript)
    • The Birthday Card - and other award-winning short stories >
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