in conversation: Belinda Alexandra
The Invitation
The face of frustration.
Have her emotions finally left the station?
Gone without explanation.
She was the woman, that always started the conversation.
Her words built the foundation.
She was the making of her own creation.
A woman of her own generation.
Thirty Years, One Terminal: Renae Harmsworth on Leadership, Longevity and Loving Where You Work.
In an industry known for constant change, there’s something quietly powerful about staying.
For Renae Harmsworth, that staying has spanned more than three decades at Daly Bay—a career built not on grand titles or quick moves, but on consistency, adaptability, and deep belief in the value of regional work.
A Resilient Rebel: Cheryl Marshall and the Will to Keep Going
Cheryl Marshall’s journey is one of those stories — not because it is easy to hear, but because it offers something rare: perspective. A reminder that resilience is not about bouncing back to who you were before, but about choosing to keep going when life redraws the map.
Learning on the Tools: How Emma Gardner Is Building Her Future at Daly Bay.
For Emma Gardner, the path into her career didn’t begin with a university lecture theatre — it began with curiosity, hands-on learning, and a willingness to try.
Working with Words, Leading with Purpose: Sharon Johnston’s Story
Some careers move in straight lines. Others curve, pause, detour—and land exactly where they’re meant to.
For Sharon Johnston, Manager of Public Relations and Communications at Daly Bay the journey has been winding, human, and deeply shaped by life beyond the job title.
From Jillaroo to Change-Maker: How Curiosity Led Karen Beckham to a Career in People
Careers don’t always begin with clarity. Sometimes, they begin with curiosity — and the courage to say yes before you know exactly where the road will lead.
The light in leadership....
I have learned that leadership isn’t about who is the loudest, boldest, smartest most innovative or strategic. I tis about showing up as your whole self, heart, voice and truth.
For me the AND is the heartline, it is the leadership that is about connection, compassion and authenticity. It is not always about strategy or hierarchy, but from a deep sense of why it matters.
Real Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome
How many times have you said, “Fake it till you make it”?
Or heard another capable, accomplished, high-achieving woman say it with a half-laugh —
“I’m just faking it until I make it.”
It’s become part of our cultural script. A shorthand for courage, maybe. A shield.
But let’s be honest — it’s also a symptom.
It plays directly into the story so many of us carry that we’re not ready, not qualified, not enough.
Non-negotiable epiphanies.....
I have for most of my life been a people pleaser, along with that I have recently found out one of my strengths is adaptability, so boundaries are a constant work in progress for me.
As I sat there madly writing in my notebook all these wonderful anecdotes and statistics: “No is a complete sentence, our emotions are data; clear is kind and what we permit we promote.”
They weren’t just sinking into my mind; they were landing on my heart.
Then it hit me: “You are always negotiable Fallon, time to start being non-negotiable.”
The Story Beneath the Sigh: Reclaiming Eeyore
I look nothing like Eeyore, if anything I probably vibe more with Winnie the Pooh, but with pants on.
There have been a few moments in my life where I have been told I was Eeyore, or I was acting like Eeyore. Now the nickname has been spoken half in jest, maybe in concern and sometimes in annoyance. But it always lands the same way: as if my heaviness makes me the gloomy donkey of the story.
The Love That Shows Up
There is a quiet kind of love that doesn’t wait to be asked. It simply arrives. Arms open, kettle on, phone call made. It’s the love that holds the centre when everything else feels like it’s falling apart. It’s not flashy. It’s not Instagrammable.
Mother to Many
At 76, Vivien Hanrahan is she’s still teaching hospitality to young people in Mackay, sewing costumes for local theatre productions, and volunteering for community causes that make life softer, safer, and more connected for others.
Real Talk, Real Bodies...
With nearly 20 years of experience as a naturopath, Jody has become a leading voice in women’s health, period literacy, and hormonal education.
A poem to self....
The lifelong quest of self-acceptance.
Waiting in the wings since adolescence.
Trying to discover its essence.
Forever researching hoping to find the perfect reference.
I am speaking to you lady love...
𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.
In case of love, she has hope in love.
The quest for love, makes her in charge of love.
