JournoNews caught up with former New Zealand Police Officer, Tracy Scott, now working as a Child Safety Officer, to find out about her valuable role engaging families in the Brisbane community. What made you choose your profession? I had a desire to help people in the community to change their circumstances and be able to […]
Tell us about your most recent work, ‘Patmos and the War at Sea’, dedicated to your late brother, Ronald James Whitton. The Patmos Project is an intensely layered one that essentially considers the way in which we see or rather fail to see parallel worlds and landscapes. The works also contemplate processes of interpretation and […]
Where do you live and how long have you lived there? I live in Oakland, California. If I jump in my car and if there’s no traffic on the Bay Bridge, I can be in downtown San Francisco in 15 minutes. I’ve lived in Oakland for nearly eight years, in an apartment with a view of Lake […]
Where do you live and how different is it to your previous suburb in South Africa? I live in Calamvale, a southern suburb of Brisbane. There is a lot of development in the area, including many townhouses. In South Africa I lived in Assagay, which had lots of big properties, including smallholdings and small […]
What do you love about your job? I love meeting new people and hearing their journey in life, where they come from and who they are, their families etc. I find people incredibly interesting. Dislike? There is absolutely nothing I dislike about my job – it’s a perfect fit. You have an accounting background, why the […]
Where do you live and how long have you lived there? Milton, Ontario, Canada. What do you love most about Canada? Like least? Love Most: I love the seasons! You can experience all four seasons to the fullest. It feels like it resembles different stages in my life Like least: The fact that I cannot pop in and […]
Where do you live and how long have you lived there? We have lived in the LA area for 1 1/2 years (time flies!) How would you describe your suburb? Beautiful. La Canada is a city of large old California Oak trees. The homes have quite a bit of character and the neighbors are super friendly and engaging! La […]
Where do you live? Not Australia. Does anything besides that really matter? How long have you lived there? I have not lived in Australia all my life. I cannot readily verify whether my mother traveled there while I was captive in-womb, but for my own soundness of mind I am willing to accept her “I stayed in […]
What is your business and how did it start? Trojan Horse is a specialist PR and communications business. I’d worked in corporate PR for years and had always longed to do my own thing. Two friends started a brand development business and asked me to join them, so I waved goodbye to my boss, packed up […]
What do you love about living in Dubai? How long have you lived there? I’ve lived in Dubai for five and a half years. We have a great lifestyle here with lots of good friends. It’s really easy to travel from Dubai as it’s only a short flight to some beautiful and interesting destinations. What is […]
