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Victoria Carthew

A respected sports journalist, presenter and broadcaster and emcee, Victoria has also served as board director, committee chair and advisory council member across Government, Sport, Education and the NFP sectors. Victoria has a long running involvement and is a passionate advocate for women in sport, having worked with Netball QLD and for over a decade with the Brisbane Broncos, in recent times with the triple premiership winning NRLW team.

Victoria has worked at the Seven Network for 3 decades; as a sports journalist and presenter across a variety of sports (from Olympics and Commonwealth Games to Rugby League and AFL – she was Australian TV’s first female boundary rider) and has also regularly been a voice on talkback radio, working for several years at Radio 4BC, and most recently heard on 612 ABC Brisbane.

Currently a presenter with the Seven Network’s popular travel and lifestyle program, ‘Queensland Weekender’, she travels the state showcasing the best in tourism, food and wine, with a particular passion for Eco-tourism and the Outback. She also is the co-host of the QBD Book Club Reviews. ‘Off stage and screen’ she is a board director, committee chair, fundraiser, event organiser, volunteer for various charities and kid wrangler.

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