Ginny Lowndes.com

Television

Neighbours. Story editor. Script editor. Writer. 300 x ½ hr episodes, plus. Ch7-Ch10 1984-6). As story editor I created characters & storylines for Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue), Henry Mitchell (Craig McLaughlan) and the rest of the Mitchell family, Mrs.Mangle (Vivien Grey) and her shadow husband, Mike Young (Guy Pearce) ‘Plain Jane’ Harris and others.
Zirkos Kids. Story editor. Script editor. 48 episodes. 2001-2003.
Australia's Most Wanted. Script editor. Writer. Series I & 2. 26 x one hr episodes. 1988-9.
A Country Practice. Script editor. 16 x one-hour episodes. 1987.
Sons & Daughters. Writer. 1985.
MPSIB. Series. ABC. Writer. One hour from my storyline. 1981.
Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Script editor. Writer. 1982-4.
Australian Film Theatre. Script editor. Writer. 1984.
Beauty & the Beast. Writer. 100 storylines. 1981.
SBS, Sydney. Dialogue editor. 1981.
At my age who cares? Graduate. AFTRS. One hour. 1980.

Deadly Hearts. Story editor. Script editor. Writer. (Based on an idea by Ian Coughlan). Overseas pre-sale. 2002-6.
The Velvet Web. Story editor. Script editor. Writer. (Based on an idea by Ian Coughlan). Overseas pre-sale. 2002-6.

Australian College QED. (Online tutor). 2005-6.
Griffith University Q. Film and TV. 2004– ongoing.
Society of Editors NSW. Adaptation, 2003. Story and script editing, 2006.
Workers' Education Association (WEA) and Sydney Community College. 1989-1999. Writing and editing comedy, drama, documentary & children's projects.
Guest speaker, International Children's Television Conference, Canberra. 1982.

Writing and editing comedy, drama, documentary, children's for all media. 10 years.

Film Business. Textbook. Editor: Tom Jeffrey. Allen & Unwin. Contributing writer. 2005-6.
Writing for Television. Textbook. Allen & Unwin.
So you've got a message? Textbook. Contributing writer.
Hilton Hotel Collection. Contributing writer. Editor: Tom Keneally.
Playboy. Contributing writer.
Billy Blue. Contributing writer. Winner, John Clemminger-Billy Blue Short Story Award.
Nation Review. Contributing writer.
Woman's Day. Contributing writer.
Blue Pencil. Contributing writer. Society of Editors.
Fire in the Stone. Media Study Guide. ATOM.
Bodyline. Media Study Guide. ATOM.
CCH Sydney - So You've got a Message. Essay.
Editing, specialising in material from ESL authors.
Editing, various in Blue Pencil, newsletter, NSW Society of Editors.
My original ‘Charlene' script and character breakdown, written at the kitchen table of my Bondi unit has been donated to The John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland (Reference Code: 10147), together with other work.
My latest novel Corrugated Roads is available in multiple e-book formats, readable on virtually any e-book reading device. You can download a sample or purchase an e-book for $4.99 USA or purchase the e-book on Amazon.

Doctor of Creative Arts. University of Western Sydney. 2010 - .
Master of Arts. Griffith University Q. 2005.
Small business training package, NSW Dept of State and Regional Development (pilot course)
Certificate IV in Business - Frontline Management
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
Certificate in Administrative Leadership (TAFE)
Diploma in Book Editing and Publishing. Macleay College, Sydney
Understanding and Implementing Competency-based Training. Monash University
Certificate in Writing and Editing. Australian Film, TV and Radio School, Sydney

Stories based on the tiny outback town of Mitchell, Q on the banks of the Maranoa River.
Maranoa Picture Theatre. Writer. ABC Radio.
2GB. Writer. Invited to read short stories.
5UV Adelaide. Writers Radio No 16 broadcast Hoppin' Mad, Maranoa Picture Theatre.