Helen Batt-Rawden
publisher / managing director Email: helen@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4488 Helen says it’s great owning a business and working for yourself, but what is most satisfying to her is knowing that when she comes into the office each day she will be met with the same highly professional, happy and content people that she’s been seeing for a number of years. Staff devotion, stability and their unrivalled expertise means everything to her. ”I’ve surrounded myself with good people, a loyal readership and a ‘Rolls Royce’ class of supporters and clients that make up our business events industry. We love what we do and do what we love.” |
Brad Foster
managing editor Email: brad@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4400 With micenet since its inception. Has travelled extensively but agrees with Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz that “there’s no place like home”. Best event memory: Guns N’ Roses concert at Eastern Creek in western Sydney many moons ago when Axel Rose could still sing. |
Jill Varley
associate editor Email: jill@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4455 With an unceasing passion for travel and for new and known destination experiences, Jill Varley returns to the BTP fold from a previous incarnation here as Editor at Large. She now finds herself in the best of both worlds, travel and working in an industry she has been in for 25 years. All this she shares with the most inspirational, if not somewhat Luna touched gathering of colleagues to be assembled in one place. Who could ask for anything more? |
Graeme Kemlo
features writer Email: gkemlo@wordsmith.com.au Head office: +61 (2) 8264 4444 Mobile: +61 (4) 1831 0510 Melbourne-based photojournalist who enjoys covering business events locally or globally, while emptying the bucket list (Antarctica still TBA). He also shoots and writes on food, wine and travel, and suggests: Spain – Parador; Paris – The Five; Whistler – Ziptrek; Sarawak – Orangutan; Korea – Jeonbokjuk (abalone porridge). |
Bev Malzard
editor - Get Up & Go Email: bev@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4422 I’m here, there and everywhere. I have been the editor of Get Up & Go magazine for 10 years and have been instrumental in evolving it to fit the ‘fab 50 years plus’ market. I have been a journalist for more years than I will admit too and love the magazine industry. I stay on top of the social media side and have embraced blogging too as an added bonus to our fab magazine. When I am not writing and getting the magazine, newsletter, blog and facebook happening, I’m in the air, on the rails, at sea, on the road, discovering all the countries of the world or sitting comfortably having a posh afternoon tea – all in the name of research for Get Up & Go. I love coming to work with great colleagues and a supportive company attitude – can’t get much better than that. Bon voyage! |
Neil Bates
account manager - Get Up & Go Email: neil@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4420 My media background started straight out of school at the SMH and I have been hooked on print ever since. From newspapers I moved into magazine advertising sales and have found my perfect niche with Get Up & Go. The travel industry is a real buzz and I love working with its people. Here at Get Up & Go we have online e-newsletter and website options to complement our printed version. This helps provide lots of business – consumer reach. The demographic of 50 + travellers keeps growing year by year and shows no sign of slowing, so join us and reach this valuable market. |
Geoff Haplin
account manager email: geoff.haplin@btp.net.au phone: +61 (2) 8264 4433 With over 24 years’ experience in print publishing, Geoff has a real passion for the media industry. Has worked in varied roles with News Suburban Newspapers and more recently on a caravanning magazine for the NRMA. Married with three children, lives on the Northern Beaches and enjoys travel, white wine, meeting people, cooking, kids’ sport, his recliner and TV. |
Jenny Gill
account manager Email: jenny@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4466 Jenny has been with micenet since 2004. She spent much of her earlier years surfing the globe and still loves the sand between her toes. Her best event memory: Hollywood 1984 – hanging out with all the stars at the world premiere of Prince’s Purple Rain. “I always believe… it will all work out well in the end, and if it hasn’t worked out well yet, it’s not the end. |
Jocelyn Oliver
office manager Email: jocelyn@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4450 Jocelyn has been with micenet for more than five years, and still enjoys the workload, the talented people she works with (thanks Jocelyn – editor), and the industry… who could ask for anything more! Her favourite hideout is the office… “I feel sane here for a few hours each day!” |
Patrick Langham
administration assistant Email: patrick@btp.net.au Phone: +61 (2) 8264 4444 Patrick is the newest member to join the micenet team in 2016. A country boy from the NSW North Coast, he moved to the big smoke in 2015. Best event memory: Blizzcon 2015 Starcraft finals at Hotel CBD Sydney. It was pretty much a bunch of gamers all screaming at a TV cheering on the world champions of StarCraft 2 (which is a video game). It was awesome! |
Jenn Ruffell
production and design Email: jenn@btp.net.au Phone: +64 (0) 22 429 9548 With it for the long-haul, Jenn has shrugged off typical Gen-Y characteristics and stayed with BT Publishing since 2001. A multi-award winning designer with the gift of speed and accuracy and a love for event photography. Her greatest achievement is her blossoming family. In early 2014, Jenn and her family moved to New Zealand permanently. She is currently enjoying life with a glass of Sauv Blanc from her new hometown in Marlborough. |