Our Team

strong, skilled, committed, passionate & proud

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." (Michael Jordan)

 

Elizabeth and Alex Tickle are prime examples of those people who somehow just make it happen.

Regional Lifestyle magazine has evolved through Elizabeth and Alex’s long-term interest in quality lifestyle magazines, the rural way of life and their passion for regional communities and the people and businesses that make them so unique. Their dream has quickly been made a reality, from the first serious discussions in December 2012 to the first edition being on shelves in June 2013.

Elizabeth Tickle – Publisher, Editor & Advertising

Elizabeth has spent her professional life in education as a teacher, facilitator and in executive roles. She has always had a passion for the communications industry and has held a range of media and communication positions throughout her career, within her community and beyond. Elizabeth has relished the opportunity to collaborate with local councils and businesses to promote the beautiful regions across New South Wales.


Alex Tickle – Publisher, Distribution & Advertising

As a fifth generation grazier, Alex has spent a lifetime on the land and has a natural affinity with the rural way of life. With a strong background in breeding commercial and stud cattle and Australian Stock Horses, he has enjoyed a number of industry highlights throughout his time. He’s passionate about the heritage and people that makes regional New South Wales so unique, and thrives on building quality relationships with newsagents and stockists through his distribution role.

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Jake Lindsay

Documenting life in the bush has been the passion of Shot by Jake (aka Jake Lindsay) for over 30 years. Armed with his trusty Nikons and one old black jeep, this is one country journo who can never get enough!

From shooting country characters, old bush pubs, farmers and graziers, festivals and anything that catches his well-trained eye, Jake is country to the core.

He does what he likes and loves what he does!

Jake Lindsay

Chief Writer & Photographer

Zora Regulic

Zora studied Creative Arts and graduated from University to pursue her career as a Designer, Art Director and Creative Director on various publications ranging from newspapers to news magazines and lifestyle magazines.

She has a love of print and printing, and has restored her two vintage letterpress machines that she now uses to print bespoke stationery. Now all she needs is to build another shed on the farm she and her partner own to accommodate the lovely machines.

Zora Regulic

Art Director

Gina Cranson

Gina has served as a newspaper journalist and sub-editor on country, regional and metropolitan newspapers for the past 25 years, earning a reputation among readers and colleagues as a thoughtful, entertaining writer and a conscientious sub-editor.

In most recent years Gina was considered an integral part of The Newcastle Herald's Weekender and H2 Review teams and was a popular Weekender columnist.

Gina Cranson

Sub-Editor & Proofreader

Melissa Dunkerley

Melissa grew up in Dubbo before moving to Sydney to pursue a career in advertising and creative project management. 
 
After graduating from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Design (Hons), Melissa spent six years working in integrated marketing agencies, Kinetic Marketing and BMF.
 
Melissa moved back to Dubbo with her now husband, in 2017 in search of an idyllic Central West home and lifestyle.
 
Currently working as a graphic designer and library assistant, Melissa enjoys spending her free time with family, friends and two dogs.

Melissa Dunkerley

Advertising Designer

Sally Marceau

Sally has over ten years' experience as a graphic design professional, working in the Local Government, commercial and not for profit sectors.

Sally's passion for design is based on her interest in all design mediums. From magazines through to interior design – she is inspired by the world around her.

When she's not designing, you'll find her spending time with her husband, two daughters, playing tennis and drinking coffee in her home town of Wagga Wagga.

Sally Marceau

Advertising Designer

Jennifer Harden

Jennifer hails from Young NSW by way of Connecticut USA.

Having majored in Anthropology at uni she started her career working in museums straight out of school. As years passed she added one Australian husband and three kids to the picture. She found herself drawn to capturing snippets of their lives with honesty and humour through words and pictures.

Life in the Australian countryside has her charmed and Jen finds a wealth of inspiration in the light, land and cultural curiosities it has on offer.

Jennifer Harden

Home & Style Writer,
Photographer, Social Media

Zenio Lapka

Zenio was born in 1957 at Crown Street, Sydney to Polish/Ukrainian parents. He grew up and was educated in the then, outer western suburb of Bass Hill. Zenio always had an interest in a variety of visual/graphic arts, then along came the two great loves of his life; his wife Lorraine, and photography.

Over the past forty years he has worked as a freelancer and on staff for some of the major media organisations in Australia as editorial photographer.

In 2002 Zenio and Lorraine made a tree change to the Central West, where he was employed by Rural Press/Fairfax Regional Daily in Bathurst for twelve and a half years. Zenio enjoys working on freelance assignments with Central West Lifestyle Magazine.

Zenio Lapka

Photographer

Kate Boshammer

Kate is a website and graphic designer, and digital consultant. Her business Kabosh Creative specialises in delivering high quality websites to rural and regional clients.

Kate is based on the land, and is involved with her husband in their stud and commercial beef cattle operations. She also has a background in rural journalism, having written for local, state and national publications.

Kate held the Art Director role for the first 10 editions of Central West Lifestyle, and today supports the business through management of its website and online systems.

Kate Boshammer

Website Developer

Elizabeth Swane

Elizabeth is a member of one of Australia’s best-known rose growing families and is the daughter of rosarian Ben Swane. Elizabeth worked at the family nursery, Swane’s Nursery at Dural, for 25 years until its sale in 2000.

She has worked as the Horticultural Consultant to Burkes Backyard Magazine, been a regular gardening presenter on the popular talkback show ‘Weekends with Simon Marnie’ on ABC Radio 702 in Sydney and has written for several national gardening magazines.

Elizabeth Swane

Garden Writer

Robert Bruce

Although Robert was born and raised on the land, he now works as a photographer from Orange in the Central West. He has been a very happy in this profession for over 30 years.

Photography has taken him all over Australia, capturing a mixture of rural real estate, portrait, wedding, and sports photography. In 1987 he met the famous Australian photographer Max Dupain who taught him how to see and use light, and to understand the importance of perspective in photography, he was very lucky to have had such an accomplished mentor at that time.

Robert Bruce

Photographer

Anna Conn

Anna's background lies in rural communications and media, having worked with leading agribusiness public relations agency, Cox Inall Communications, and in public relations and media roles for both State and Federal Government.

She has a passion for communications, and has degrees in Public Relations and Business Studies from Charles Sturt University, with further postgraduate studies currently being undertaken.

When she’s not putting pen to paper, Anna relishes life on the land near Wellington.

Anna Conn

Writer

Catherine Player

Originally from West Wyalong, Catherine has resided in the Central West town of Orange almost long enough to be called a local.

Catherine has a background in accounting, business, resource writing and development and education but admits that writing and the arts are her first love. A keen musician, Catherine plays in Central West venues most weekends which has further cemented her love for the people and the places of the Central West.

Cath has also a talented artist (Firebox Art by Cath Player), having recently discovered her natural flair.

Catherine Player

Writer

Rosie O'Keeffe

Rosie has more than 15 years’ experience in the media industry mostly throughout country NSW, working on publications from local newspapers to agriculture and lifestyle magazines.

She is based in Culcairn and when she’s not creatively showcasing the stories of many regional faces, places and businesses, she has a camera in hand photographing weddings, babies and families as part of her business Silk Imagery.

Rosie is also a farmer’s wife and mum to four children – a dancing nine-year-old daughter, a Lego obsessed six-year-old, a four-year-old bookworm and a two-year-old 'farm apprentice'.

Rosie O'Keeffe

Writer

Jane Sanderson

Jane is a teacher, based with her husband on their Collie property. Her teaching qualifications span early childhood, primary and secondary, with further postgraduate studies currently being undertaken.

Jane is passionate about breeding stud and commercial beef cattle, studying, riding horses and reading. She is enjoying her involvement with the magazine through showcasing fabulous rural and regional weddings.

Jane Sanderson

Weddings Writer

AMY LOUISE ALLEN

AMY LOUISE ALLEN

Photographer

ELIZABETH EDWARDS

ELIZABETH EDWARDS

Writer

Lucy Taylor

Lucy Taylor

Writer

Elizabeth Grant

Elizabeth Grant

Writer

Nicole Bonfield

Jo McKinnon

Writer

Lorraine Hills

From classing elite wool, to judging chutney and pickles at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Lorraine Hills is a farming woman to the core. She has an undying passion and an enviable knack for country cookery, and is an icon of versatility and genuine talent. “Farm visitors are always a joy and to be able to cook and share recipes from the past with them is a pleasure.”

Lorraine Hills

Country Cuisine Writer

Heather Crosby

Heather has a great love of the people and places of central and western New South Wales.

During a long career in the media she has worked as a news and feature writer, page designer and sub-editor for newspapers and magazines. Heather has also been involved in book editing and promotional copywriting for businesses and government departments.

She is married with two adult sons and thrives on being part of the Dubbo community. Heather has a passion for history and the written word.

Heather Crosby

Writer & Upcoming Events

SUE CURLEY

SUE CURLEY

Writer

John Curley

For 17 years John was a successful farmer in the Wellington area running a merino, beef cattle and irrigated lucerne business. Due to a back injury John took some time off farming. Knowing he loved "numbers", John’s own accountant asked him to come and work for them. John subsequently completed his Masters in Tax and then became a principal with Peacocke Accountants, with a desire to help businesses grow. John particularly loves assisting with overall strategy, correctly structuring the business and optimising profit – using cloud technology to assist in these goals. It has been his absolute pleasure to support the success of the wonderful group at Regional Lifestyle Magazine.

John Curley

Accountant