Writing Portfolio
Website marketing updates, including a new Group Therapy page written in a question and answer format from a prospective parent’s point of view. Expanded Services pages created that outlined workshop and report services. These were also linked from the main Services index to better leverage the business website as a resource.
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 for granite rocks wheatbelt Let Your World Be Rocked!
- Search for wheatbelt wildflowers Wildflowers of the Wheatbelt Way
- Search for mangowine homestead The Inspiring Mangowine Homestead
- Search for Nungarin markets The Famous Nungarin Wheatbelt Markets
- Search for explore Westonia Explore Westonia
- 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. Please see successful grants below.
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.
Successful Grants
$67,928 Successful recent grant funding Parnana Pikurtu Wildlife Sanctuary
Lotterywest boundary fence grant for $67,928.
$141, 861 Successful grant funding Shire of Westonia
RAC Reconnect grant town centre art and infrastructure 2022 $64,422, Charge Up Electric Car Charging Infrastructure grant 2023 $21,439, CBH grant for Westonia Men’s Shed 2024 $6,000, National Men’s Shed Programme grant 2024 $10,000, Mukinbudin Bendigo Community Bank grant Warm Water Activity Pool $35,000 and Collgar Renewables grant Warm Water Activity Pool $5,000.
$16,500 Successful grant funding Shire of Gingin
Healthway arts event grant $5,000, Volunteering WA Promotion grant $5,000, Volunteer Week grant $1,500, Healthway arts event grant $5,000.
$8,000 Successful grant funding Shire of Bruce Rock
$8,000 CBH infrastructure grant for Bruce Rock Amphitheatre Renovations.
$9,205 Mangowine Concert Committee Successful Grants
Concreting of Mangowine Homestead Dome Stage – CBH $6,704.54 and Collgar Renewables $2,500.
$26,300 Successful Wheatbelt Business Network grant funding
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal Tackling Tough Times Together mental health first aid workshops for Corrigin, Katanning, Quairading and Narembeen.
$72,137 Successful grant funding Nungarin Community Resource Centre
Lotterywest Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum Upgrade 2017 $52,062, Lotterywest Home Grown Festival Events Grant $4,230, FRRR New Reverse Cycle Air Conditioner 2016 $2,663, Grants for Women 2017 Workshop $4,472, Neighbourhood House Week 2017 Event $319, FRRR Volunteering WA Workshops 2016 $1,000, Road Safety Commission Volunteering WA Workshops Events Grant 2016 $420, Thank a Volunteer Day 2016 Lunch Event $800, Road Safety Commission Home Grown Festival Events Grant $420, Neighbourhood House Week 2016 Event $375, National Youth Week Event 2016 $924 & Grants for Women 2016 Workshop $4,452.
$50,000 Mount Gould Police Station Restoration & Upgrade by the Shire of Meekatharra & Royalties for Regions Mid West Development Commission Community Chest Fund 2017
Restoration of timber framework, re-plastering of walls, restoration of steel framing on doors and windows, fencing to protect building from livestock & installation of a new water tank to provide potable water to tourists visiting this 1888 heritage property. Total project value $100,000. Royalties for Regions Mid West Development Commission Community Chest Fund grant funding $50,000.
$20,000 Meeka Rangelands Discovery Trail Upgrade by the Shire of Meekatharra & Royalties for Regions Mid West Development Commission Community Chest Fund 2016
Upgrading of 19 boardwalks and/or bridges, as well as entry and exit points to a total of 302 metres of boardwalk and bridge on the trail. Total project value $152,812. Royalties for Regions Mid West Development Commission Community Chest Fund grant funding $20,000 & Lotterywest contribution of $57,812.
$23,082 New Universal Access Unisex Toilet project – Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal & the Westonia Progress Association Inc
A new universal access unisex toilet to service the Westonia Miners Hall. Total project value $23,082. $10,000 Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal Caring for Ageing Rural Australians 2014 grant funding (maximum available), Westonia Progress Association Inc. contribution of $13,082.
$16,500 Vibrating Interactive Mine Tunnel project – Westonia Progress Association Inc. and the Shire of Westonia
Installation of a vibrating interactive mine tunnel at Westonia’s Hood-Penn Museum by Westonia’s Hi-Lo Construction and Centek Construction with technical and design support from Scitech. Total project value $33,503. Grant funding obtained from Westonia Progress Association Inc. for $16,500.
$4,000 Oral Histories project – Lotterywest
Oral histories grant to allow local seniors the opportunity to have their oral histories recorded and to ensure local historical information was stored for the benefit of current and future generations. Total project value $6,500. Lotterywest grant funding of $4,000.
$12,020 Playground Equipment project – Lotterywest, Westonia Progress Association Inc. & the Shire of Westonia
New set of playground equipment featuring pyramid net and climbing walls at the Westonia Playground. Total project value $24,640. $6,720 of grant funding from Lotterywest & Westonia Progress Association Inc. grant funding of $5,300.
$7,000 Community Recycling Cages project – Keep Australia Beautiful
Six new community recycling cages for the town and refuse site through the 2013 KAB Beverage Container Recycling Community Grants 2013. Total project value of $7,000 fully funded by Keep Australia Beautiful National.
$17,702 Shade Sails project – Lotterywest & the Shire of Westonia
Hip roof shade structures and shade sails to provide further two additional shade areas over playground equipment at the Westonia Community Playground. Total project value $25,289. Lotterywest grant funding of $17,702 awarded 2012.
$16,899 Water Storage Tanks project – Department of Agriculture & Rural Business Development Corporation
Six new 20,000 litre rain water tanks installed on the west side of the Shire Works Depot for emergency fire fighting and stock water carting purposes. Total project cost $16,899. Fully funded by a Water Storage Tank grant funding application under the 2010 Dry Season Assistance Scheme through the W.A. Department of Agriculture and Food.
$95,000 Historic facade & renovation project – Shire of Westonia & Royalties for Regions Wheatbelt Regional Grants 2010
$95,000 of Royalties for Regions 2010 Wheatbelt Regional Grants scheme funding that enabled a verandah and historic facade to be constructed at the Westonia Community Resource Centre building and allowed the existing foyer area of the building to be re-modelled as a tourist display area. Total project value $120,000. Royalties for Regions Wheatbelt Regional Grants Scheme funding $95,000.
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.