It’s that wonderful week between Christmas and New Year when there are few demands on my time, and still plenty of festive snacks left in the fridge.
I always find this period to be both relaxing and productive. Without any work obligations, I can tackle some of the other things that need doing around the house – all the paperwork tasks and chores that sit on my to-do list for six months, but take only ten minutes when I finally get to them… leaving plenty of time for an afternoon nap.
In order to put 2024 firmly behind me, I thought I’d pop up a quick blog post to share some links to my final few published pieces of the year.
I am so grateful to CSIRO for the writing opportunities they have offered me this year, which have been many and varied. In the last quarter of 2024, they have included:
- Blog post: Reframing the conversation on agricultural innovation in Australia
- News story: Five solar innovations shaping Australia’s energy future
- News story: Australia’s first manufacturing facility fully powered by renewable energy
- Blog post: Conservation data as infrastructure
- Factsheets: NT Low emissions hub
I’ve also been delighted this year to start working with Merri Creek Management Committee, and to contribute some articles to their eNewsletters and annual report. In the most recent newsletter, I was lucky enough to write about:
- Sugar gliders
- Vegetation mapping
- Merri Mayflies: a volunteer WaterWatch group
Finally, I was thrilled to see my byline on a feature article in Journeys – the magazine for RACT members – when it arrived in my mailbox. But I’m grateful the article is also available online so I can share it with you. This one was a real privilege to work on – profiling five senior Tasmanians who still enjoy watersports in their fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties. What an inspiration!
A few days before Christmas, I submitted my copy for an article in the autumn edition of Journeys. I can’t spill the secret of what that one is about yet, but I’ll look forward to sharing it with you in the coming months.
I’ll finish this blog by offering a to say a very heartfelt thank you to all my 2024 clients.
It has been a delightfully varied year of blog posts, profiles, annual reports, factsheets, op-eds, speeches, website content, feature articles, interpretation boards, newsletters and countless other writing projects.
I consider it a privilege every day to work with such interesting organisations and individuals – and I’m grateful every time you choose to hire me as a sole trader, instead of going with a larger agency.
Enjoy a restful summer break, and I’ll very much hope to collaborate with you all again in 2025.
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Ruth Dawkins Freelance Writer 