Writing Portfolio
Blog and community newspaper articles on a broad range of farming topics (including fencing, parasites in stock, flystrike and water monitoring options) for fabulous Western Australian wheatbelt business FarmCo, the Wheatbelt Way and the Shire of Northam.
All of the articles I’ve written below rank early on the first page of Google searches using the keywords indicated:
- Search for beginners electric fencing Beginners Guide to Electric Fencing
- Search for lamb calf marking Lamb Marking & Calf Marking
- Search for weaner sheep health Achieving the Best Health Outcomes for Your Weaners
- Search for summer shearing Summer Shearing
- Search for lice flystrike worms sheep Tackling Lice, Flystrike and Worms in Sheep
- Search for dry seeding farm Dry Seeding Versus Wet Seeding
- Search for lime gypsum farm Lime and Gypsum – Do I Need Them on my Farm?
- Search for wheatbelt seeding Seeding is on Now in the Wheatbelt Way
- Search for wheatbelt harvest Harvest is Underway in the Wheatbelt Way
- Search for best of the wheatbelt My Best of the Wheatbelt Way List
- Search Containers Change Northam Shire of Northam – Containers for Change
- Search worm farms Northam Shire of Northam – Worm Farms, Composting & Bokashi Bins
Liquor licence management plan, code of conduct and press release.
Various news articles featuring speaker presentations at the SEGRA Foundation summit, including George Wilkinson’s It’s Time to Acknowledge the Disease: Why the Regions in Australia will Never get Anywhere unless they get LOUD and Robert Prestipino’s Local Business is key: How Regional Micro-Precincts Create Liveable Communities.
Long form blog article entitled, “How to Design Your Own Business Website Fast: A Beginner’s Guide” for the awesome Western Australian wheatbelt web design and hosting business Constructive Visual.
Writing a number of successful grant applications, including an RAC grant application and a successful electric car charging grant application.
Community consultation/project coordination associated with the delivery of grant funded projects.
Writing two grant applications for the awesome wheatbelt youth mentoring program Wheatbelt & Beyond Youth Mentoring based in Bruce Rock, WA.
Website, Facebook page and brochure content for the awesome wheatbelt business Ardath Acquisitions and Trading, an equipment brokerage company procuring and selling commercial vehicles, machinery, equipment and light vehicles.
Writing various grant applications and successfully project managing the creation of two alfresco cafe areas on Bruce Rock’s main street.
Successful project management of the $250,000 Bruce Rock Remembrance Park project. This was a multifaceted project that involved the relocation of memorials, the installation of artworks and interpretive signage and the development of new, pebble paving, garden and artificial turf areas. The Bruce Rock Remembrance Park is located in the centre of Bruce Rock on the town’s main street.
Two page E-Business resource including tips & resource links to help businesses either starting up in the wheatbelt or looking to expand for the Wheatbelt Business Network.
Articles on successful wheatbelt businesses after speaking with the owners of each business. These articles were produced for the Wheatbelt Business Network to help new businesses.
- Social media and promotional short form content to promote a business event.
- Position papers, including one on the closure or reduction in opening hours of Rural Banks.
- Eye catching content on featured jobs for the fantastic new wheatbeltjobs.com.au website.
- Tailored website content for the About Us page of the value packed and amazing Wheatbelt Business Network.
- Article promoting the WE Connect business mentoring program for the Wheatbelt Business Network including mentor and participant comments.
- Case studies on co-located community facilities and outstanding museums in Western Australia (Motor Museum of WA, Westonia’s Hood-Penn Museum and York Motor Museum), for a wheatbelt consultancy business.
- Adaptation of a suite of policies for a Western Australian business and a Western Australian business association.
Engaging Articles
I created and photographed the following engaging articles for the awesome Wheatbelt Way, some of which targeted specific sectors of the tourism market, while others were written for a broader audience:
- The Process of Harvesting Broadacre Crops.
- The Process of Planting Broadacre Crops.
- The Best Granite Rocks of the Wheatbelt Way.
- The Very Best of the Wheatbelt Way, in four different categories.
- The Wildflowers of the Wheatbelt Way.
- Wheatbelt Way Spring Events 2019.
- Why You Should Make Your Next Trip a Self-Drive Holiday through the Wheatbelt Way.
- Explore Westonia.
- The Famous Nungarin Wheatbelt Markets.
- The Inspiring Mangowine Homestead.