Overview
- She died on Sunday at Canberra Hospital, with loved ones at her side, according to multiple outlets.
- 7NEWS reported her death followed a battle with cancer.
- Her media career included reading news with Doug Mulray at Triple M Sydney and early on-air roles at MTV Australia alongside Richard Wilkins.
- She worked on Ten’s RPM and Supercars broadcasts, drew praise from Greg Rust as among the pioneers for women in Australian motorsport, and was the wife of former rally driver Rick Bates and mother of Supercars racer Zach Bates.
- She led regional news at Southern Cross Austereo and later advised ARN on operations and mentoring, with ARN’s Fiona Ellis-Jones calling her “a giant of the Australian news industry.”