Life & Love Team
Kelly Sargent
Editor
Email: kelly.sargent@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Kelly Sargent has a Journalism degree from Monash University with a major in International Studies. Kelly is a keen traveller and worked as a travel writer for Discover Australia before exploring South America for 8 months. With a keen interest in media, Kelly worked for a couple of years with Australian Associated Press (AAP) and now puts all her efforts into new digital media with The Australia Times.
Aimee Rothemund
Editor
Email: aimee.rothemund@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Aimee is a graduate from the University of the Sunshine Coast, she has a Bachelor of Communication with double major in Communication Studies and Creative Writing.
Kristie Donnelly
Contributor
Email: kristie.donnelly@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
A 23 year old consumed in a life of travel. I first started when I was 19 with the idea and motivation of finding myself in this big, cluttered world. I havent been able to sit down since! Along the way, I have found my passion for photography and writing. Using personal aspiration and emotion with knowledge in a some what, poetic way. As my learning develops, I hope to some day apply all my understanding in a career of photojournalism.
Darren Tendler
Contributor
Email: darren.tendler@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Freelance and contracted journalist working for myself, Race Media (digital media company specialising in gambling, racing, sports & gaming content) and TAT. I completed a Bachelor of Journalism degree at Monash University in 2013, and am the editor of the FORUM magazine. My writing largely focuses on topical social issues.
Sarah Gill
Contributor
Email: sarah.gill@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Sarah is an avid lover of books of most genres, including Sci-Fi and thriller. She also enjoys reading fantasy and memoir. Sarah loves to write, either creative or life/opinion pieces and living in the lovely Williamstown in Melbourne always offers quiet places for her to read or to be inspired. Sarah has a Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing. Alongside her full time job in insurance and working for TAT she is working on a few of her own novels and short story collections. She loves to travel and loves to eat - maybe too much at times! In her spare time she does yoga, writing, goes to see the latest Action/Marvel movies, theatre shows and spends time with friends drinking a nice glass of red and stuffing her face with delicious food.
Claire Hammat
Contributor
Email: claire.hammat@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Claire is a Scottish writer living in South Australia, having immigrated to Australia in 2006. Claire has a background working in Veterinary Nursing, with certificates in Animal Studies and is currently finishing an undergraduate degree in Psychological Science. Claire has a passion for writing, having written for multiple formats, including magazines and music websites. She currently manages a website, Facebook page and twitter account for a rock band in South Australia, frequently writes for Verse Magazine, a University ran magazine and mentors first year undergraduate students. Claire plans to undertake a Masters in Journalism upon graduation from her undergraduate degree. Additonally, Claire's passions include animals, health, fashion and beauty.
Rachel Yeo
Contributor
Email: rachel.yeo@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Ruminator and playlist junkie, Rachel is an advocate for all things sentient - not to mention, a very indecisive being at that. You'll usually find her lost in introspection, or within the joys of music. She finds comfort in chai lattes, band tees, greenery and existential debate. It's safe to say though: Out of all the things in life, the simple luxury of words reaps her the most repose.
Ashlee McCabe
Contributor
Email: ashlee.mccabe@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Ashlee is a self-confessed knowledge junkie, habitual learner, spiritual seeker, animal lover, drifter, dreamer, and Law of Attraction advocate. Writing is Ashlee’s passion, it is her form of escape from the real world. She also enjoys yoga and meditation, and is currently completing her final year of a BA in ancient and modern history, with plans of undertaking a post-graduate degree in psychology.
Philomena Van Huyen
Contributor
Email: philomena.vanhuyen@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Proofreader. Will clean up your typos! Expressly does not belong to any social media sites.
Eugen Bacon
Contributor
Email: eugen.bacon@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Eugen Bacon studied at Maritime Campus, Greenwich University, less than two minutes’ walk from The Royal Observatory of the Greenwich Meridian. Her arty muse fostered within the baroque setting of the Old Royal Naval College, Eugen found herself a computer postgraduate mentally re-engineered into creative writing. She has finished a masters and PhD in writing at Swinburne University of Technology. Eugen has published over 50 short stories and creative articles, and has recently completed a creative non-fiction book and a literary speculative novel. Her short story ‘A puzzle piece’ was shortlisted in the Lightship Publishing (UK) international short story prize 2013 and is published in Lightship Anthology 3. Eugen’s creative work ‘Being Marcus’ and other works are published in New Writing, The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing.
Amy Dorrington
Contributor
Email: amy.dorrington@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Is an ex-Queenslander, currently residing in sunny Melbourne, working for a technology company by day and moonlighting as a writer/editor by night. When she’s not blatantly attempting to dazzle people with her charm, wit and incredible modesty, Amy enjoys interpretive dancing, eating to the point of food-baby and pretending to care about AFL (because her grandad told her if she doesn’t like AFL she doesn’t have a soul). Amy has a degree in Media/Sociology, a tendency to overuse the word, ‘magical’ and a penchant for all things bacon.
Connie Lambeth
Contributor
Email: connie.lambeth@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
During many years as an Early Childhood Teacher and an Educator conducting Health Programs in Primary Schools, my interest in healthy foods and healthy living evolved. These days I love creating delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes, particularly if such meals and recipes can be shared with others. Philosophy classes have further reinforced my constant fascination with the seemingly mundane and occasionally quirky little things in life, with quite a few decades of experience to draw upon! I have always had a passion for writing and my previous career ensured plenty of practice. Subsequently this interest has inspired me to share my culinary adventures with the Australia Times Gourmet Magazine. Meanwhile my thoughts on all manner of topics head in the direction of The Australia Times Life and Love Magazine.
Jessica Morris
Contributor
Email: jessica.morris@www.theaustraliatimes.com.au
Rower, runner, writer and all round ridiculously busy individual who somehow appears to have more than 24 hours in a day. Jess studied Media & Communications, and majored in Cultural Studies/Philosophy to see how she could make a stunning impact on the world with her words. Has somehow ended up in events because of her big ideas, vivid imagination and supreme ability to organise both herself and others, but continues to dabble in journalism and is always eager to see how her writing can make a difference to someone’s day.
