Biography

Libby Feez has been working in the media industry for approx 22 years. working her way up as a driver for news crews to producer and directing programs for television and for government organisations.

For the most part, Libby worked for ABC Television and then when ABC began developing their first websites, Libby transferred her skills across to incorporate the 3 media techniques, Television, Radio and Online.

Libby's last work for ABC was as Online Content Producer and writer for the Indigenous Gateway Message Stick and the Religion and Ethics Gateway. Libby started her professional career with the ABC as a driver for TV News. She often noted that the advantage of being a driver was that she didn't have to make the coffee! (And she got all the best gossip!) She moved on to be a director's assistant. Then she started working as a researcher. She finally got her break as a TV producer and director working for the ABC's Religious Unit.

Some of the programs Libby worked on in her 18 years at the ABC were News & Current Affairs, The Factory for Arts and Entertainment, Opera and Live Music concerts, The Racket and Rage. Documentaries included, Ladies in Line, Baby Boomers, Strike Me Lucky, Fans, In Search of Dr Mabuse, 2 part Doco Drama on Forensic Science; to name but a few. Libby went on to work on familiar shows like Quantum, A Question of Survival, Investigators, two Sydney Mardi Gras, Blackout, Compass, Songlines, A Festival of The Dreaming and finally Message Stick.

In 1999 she came to New Media. Libby built the Race around the Corner site and worked on initial concepts and designs that lead to the development of "The Playground" for ABC kids before being assigned to Message Stick and the Religion and Ethics gateways.

Libby lead a major overhaul of the Message Stick site. Her contributions include a series of "firsts" including the development of an online protocol guide for all Australian media dealing with Indigenous communities and issues - a ground breaking initiative both domestically and internationally; live web coverage of "Yeprerrenya" a cultural festival in Central Australia, as well as producing Australia's first Indigenous children's site "Message Club".

Libby also mentored and assisted many people within and outside the ABC. Her enthusiasm and problem solving skills have always been partnered with a willingness to share her knowledge and contacts freely. She'll be sorely missed.

Libby is now living in the Mid North Coast of NSW and thinking that there was no chance of following her career in the regional area, has discovered that there is still a role for her to make regional and community media productions, as well as act as a mentor and trainer for those wishing to learn more about the business. Recently, Libby has produced and directed in partnership with Brian Semple from Cross The Line Video Productions productions for the Departure of Education and Training NSW (DET), Board of Community Adult Education NSW (BACE) , Board of Aboriginal Studies, NSW, Department of Science, Education and Training (DEST), Department of Mining Tourism and Resources, (DMTR), Coffs Harbour Public School, Ulong Primary School, Coffs Harbour High School and Socrates Learning & Support websites and most recently for Nambucca Valley Landcare creating a 20min documentary for a Coast and Estuary Resource Kit for the Nambucca, Hastings and Macleay River catchments water quality investigation.