I was very proud to be nominated and to receive the 2016 JEAA Ossie award for Best Audio Story by an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Student over 2 minutes. This was for the Aquafaba piece that originally aired on Radio National, August 20, 2016. The annual Ossie Awards, named after journalist Osmar S. White, are organised by the… Continue reading Journalism award + Schiavon Scholarship
Category: Master of Journalism
Gut feeling: the swallowable gut sensor that could replace a colonoscopy
This post originally appeared in The Age, National Section January 22, 2017 Moving science forward took on a new meaning when Buffy Gorrilla volunteered for a medical trial. It’s a Monday morning and I am seated at a table with five other people and just one familiar face. We all have a piece of paper in… Continue reading Gut feeling: the swallowable gut sensor that could replace a colonoscopy
The art of the long-form interview often a case of “good old fashioned empathy”
his post originally appeared on The Citizen, Saturday 29 October 2016 Aspiring journalists have been told the secret to successful longform interviewing lies in dedicating hours towards research, combined with big doses of “good old-fashioned empathy”. “Interviewing is a right and a privilege,” said Melbourne journalist Ramona Koval, who added that the notion of trust between an interviewer… Continue reading The art of the long-form interview often a case of “good old fashioned empathy”
How an Insta pic led to a new coffee-infused chocolate bar
This post originally appeared on The Citizen, Friday 14 October 2016 Wawa Chocolatier x Seven Seeds is an equation made in Melbourne food heaven, with the two small businesses teaming up to create a new chocolate bar.Driving the idea was Jade Anderson, the creator of Wawa Chocolatier. The new bar marks the seventh in Wawa’s range and… Continue reading How an Insta pic led to a new coffee-infused chocolate bar
Taking podcasting to the people: OzPod 2016
Podcasters great and small, amateurs and pros, have come together at OzPod 2016(link is external) to discuss the state of this emerging industry in Australia and how the talent gap with the podcasting powerhouse, the US, can be narrowed. The inaugural Australian Podcast Conference took place at the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters in Sydney at the weekend. Buffy Gorrilla spoke with… Continue reading Taking podcasting to the people: OzPod 2016
Beyond hype: what happens when Olympic venues grow old?
This post originally appeared on The Citizen, Friday 12 August 2016 Some Olympic Games venues age better than others. Buffy Gorrilla reports on a unique project to document the life and times of former host cities. * * * In the summer of 2008, photographer Jon Pack was watching the Beijing Games with his Olympics-loving… Continue reading Beyond hype: what happens when Olympic venues grow old?
Getting a taste for competitive eating
This post originally appeared on The Citizen Thursday 18 August 2016. Fancy shoving a 4kg burger down your throat in 23 minutes?Buffy Gorrilla reports on the growing phenomenon that puts body and mind to the test. * * * Cal Stubbs cannot escape hamburgers, nor does he want to. He flips burgers in 12-hour shifts. And at… Continue reading Getting a taste for competitive eating
QUEEN’S HALL MAKEOVER
The State Library’s old Queen’s Hall will soon be reopened as a public reading space for the first time since 2003. The hall originally opened on Queen Victoria’s birthday — May 24, 1859 — three years after the State Library was established. The room will receive a complete makeover as part of an $83 million refurbishment of the library,… Continue reading QUEEN’S HALL MAKEOVER
Moonee Valley Men’s Shed
Mr Porrello explains the mission of Moonee Valley Men’s Shed. The Men’s Shed is a community organisation for men who like to do woodworking projects. The group makes wooden toys and upcyles furniture to sell at an onsite market.