Elwin Media has assumed the publishing duties of women’s travel content brand Travel Play Live. 

The move puts Elwin Media in charge of Travel Play’s bi-annual print magazine, website, and social media outlets, and aligned with Elwin’s Out & About with Kids family travel magazine. 

Travel Play’s new thrust will also feature content such as successful women working in the travel and tourism industries, and organisations reputed for giving back to communities.

Former News Corp Australia national travel reporter Angela Saurine has come aboard as editor of the magazine. Travel Boating Lifestyle blog founder and outdoors enthusiast Fiona Harper has been hired as digital editor. 

The Media Hut’s Kara Geyer and Sue Perry are working on content and partnership duties.

"Since its creation in 2013, Travel Play Live has developed a strong following of Australian women. With the new team of incredible professional, ethical women in place w

Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is setting up a reorganised regional leadership team for WA, effective 16 March 2020, reported RadioToday. 

The plan calls for Amy Collett, the SCA WA regional content director, to be promoted to Group Content Director for Hit WA. She will relocate to Perth from Bunbury.

Dan Cole has been appointed as Triple M’s Content Director-Northwest, with the Triple M stations in Karratha, Port Hedland, Broome, Geraldton, and Kalgoorlie, plus the Triple M WA remote network, under his oversight.

Jarred O’Brien moves up from hosting Triple M show Rural Focus in Bunbury to be Triple M Content Director-Southwest. The post will put him in charge of content work for Bunbury, as well as Albany, Esperance, Northam and Merredin, Narrogin, and Katanning. 

The reorganisation was made as a result of SCA’s purchase and rebranding of Redwave Media’s stations in the state.

3AW has tapped Rex Hunt (pictured) to be part of the commentary team for the AFL State of Origin for Bushfire Relief game on 28 February at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.  

The station already has Shane McInnes, Matthew Lloyd, and Brad Hardie in the booth for the match, which is the first in 21 years. 

“What we’ve seen throughout Australia this summer has been heartbreaking. What a wonderful idea to call on the great names of the AFL and have the State of Origin return.”

“The night is going to be full of emotion for many who have had their lives affected by the bushfires. I know it’s going to be a really special occasion and I can’t wait to be part of it, calling the action for 3AW,” said Hunt, who recently finished hosting a special limited run of his classic Rex Hunt Fishing Show.

Local Publishing Co has a new free magazine on its portfolio, called Local Paddo.

Paddo will cover topics on food, fashion, local life, history and retail in Sydney’s Paddington region. It will complement Local’s two other free magazines, Local East and Local North. 

Issue No 1 for autumn 2020 (pictured) will have a limited print run of 20,000 copies. It will be available via mail deliveries or distribution across select businesses from Darlinghurst to Woollahra. 

Local Publishing publisher Elizabeth Meryment is editing Local Paddo.

NSW Central Coast station STAR 104.5 has a different breakfast crew on the roll, with Sarah Forster in the booth alongside current mainstay Dave “Rabbit” Rabbetts. 

Forster had been filling in for Julie Goodwin, who recently left the show after four years. Goodwin agreed to guest from time to time for the rest of the year.   

Forster’s service goes back 16 years, including stints with SmoothFM, Southern Cross Austereo, and other stations in NOVA Entertainment’s orbit. 

“The past few weeks have been a blast, so I am ecstatic to be joining Rabbit on Star FM breakfast on a permanent basis. It’s the best job and the best place in the world,” said Forster.