Ambassadors

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since September 2006.

Jackie O is the leading lady of Australia’s airwaves. A household name, Jackie is an award-winning radio and television host who is famous for her style, both on-air, and off.

Jackie O's career in radio began in 1993 when she joined Triple M as their "phone girl". It didn't take long for bosses to recognise her talent and she was soon invited to co-host the Hot 30 Countdown. Broadcasting across Australia every week night, the show was a huge success and after six years, she moved with Kyle Sandilands to present the Drive show on Sydney's No.1 hit music station, 2Day FM.

Having built an army of loyal and fun-loving listeners, Kyle and Jackie took over the reigns on the flagship 2Day FM breakfast show in early 2005. Since then, the show has become the unrivalled destination for music, A-list guests, celebrity gossip, games and once-in-a-lifetime prizes.

In addition to her prestigious radio work, Jackie enjoys a successful career in television, having been a judge in three series of Network Seven's docu-soap, "Popstars". Other television projects undertaken include The Morning Shift and Undercover Angels. In spring 2005, Jackie hosted the successful debut series of Australian Princess.

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since May 2007.

Vic Lorusso is one of Sydney’s most recognised TV and Radio personalities. He can be seen every weeknight on Channel TEN’S 5pm news bulletin, which airs across all of NSW, ACT and as far up as the Gold Coast.

Vic pioneered airborne traffic reporting in Australia for the TEN Network in 2002.

Along with his successful television career Vic also works on Sydney’s MIX 106.5, reporting on Sydney’s peak hour traffic snarls for both the breakfast and drive radio programs.

Vic can also be heard on Radio Station’s 2GO, SEA FM on the NSW central coast and other various radio stations across the country.   

Vic has been in the Entertainment industry since a young age and has always had a passion for entertaining large audiences.

Vic Lorusso is an ambassador for many charity organisations including “Paint a Rainbow Foundation” and “Miracle Babies Foundation” just to name a few. Vic gives much of his time to assist in charity functions, fundraisers and auctions for the community. Vic also hosts large community events at local shops, clubs and sporting arena’s.

Just recently Vic assisted a local children’s charity in need, and with Vic’s ability to conduct auctions and engage large crowds, he helped in raising over $75,000 for the fund.

Vic has also given motivational speeches to Radio and Television student graduates at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, various High Schools and sporting teams.

Vic is regularly seen in local newspapers across Sydney, for such things including footy tips, share tips, profile interviews and real-estate auctions.

Along with Vic’s busy media schedule he is also a licensed real estate agent and accredited auctioneer.

"I recently had the pleasure of visiting the premature babies at Liverpool Hospital. To see these babies was a life changing experience I will never forget”. It breaks my heart to see these precious little babies and their families go through so much heartache. I’m very proud to be an ambassador for Miracle Babies Foundation. We all need to support Miracle babes to help make a difference".

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since 2009.

Scott Cam is one of Australia's most loved television personalities, with a laidback larrikin attitude that millions of Australian’s can relate to.

Scott first appeared on Nine's 'Backyard Blitz' in 2000 alongside Jamie Durie as the multi award-winning show's resident builder/carpenter, until the show's completion in 2007. During that time, the huge popularity of Backyard Blitz was acknowledged when it won Logies for Most Popular Lifestyle Program on five consecutive occasions, and Scott's general fun loving nature endeared him to the Australian public.

Scott featured in his own live lifestyle program in 2007, 'Our Place' and is presently co-hosting Nine's new lifestyle program 'Domestic Blitz' and 'Random Acts of Kindness'.

Scott also appeared on Nine's hugely successful 'Renovation Rescue' specials, which brought together the stars of Australia's favourite lifestyle shows as they offered a helping hand to someone deserving of a good turn, and of course to appeared on 'Burke's Backyard'.

In between his TV work, Scott co-hosted Triple M’s popular Saturday morning show ‘Wrong Side of the Bed’ and makes regular guest radio appearances on 2UE’s ‘Mornings with Steve Price’.

He has written two books on building and renovating: ‘Out the Back’ and ‘Home Maintenance for Knuckleheads&rsquo

Scott met his wife Ann on what was supposed to be a brief visit home to Sydney while travelling and working around Australia. He decided to stay in Sydney. Three years later they married and now have three children, Charlie and twins Sarah and Bill.

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since 2010.

It’s a powerful presence and always has been; a commanding and compelling one that places him in a fairly elite corps in Australian rock. A vocalist, songwriter, musician, conceptualist and formidable front man, Doc Neeson is a performer of prowess whose influence has been felt well beyond these shores.

What had begun in Adelaide in 1970 as the Moonshine Jug & String Band and had evolved into the Keystone Angels coalesced into a juggernaut by 1978, when, having been recommended to Albert Productions by tour mates AC/DC, The Angels swiftly swept to gold with the Face To Face album.

Through the eighties and into the nineties there seemed to be always a molten Angels hit pounding out of the radio – Into The Heat, Stand Up, Nature Of The Beast, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Let The Night Roll On, Dogs Are Talking, Back Street Pick Up, Tear Me Apart and an outrageous live rendering of their concert staple Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? among the run.

Then came a puzzling silence. In December 1999 Doc Neeson had been rehearsing for the ‘Tour Of Duty’ East Timor troop support concert that he was organising. He picked up his car at the airport and was heading to his home when he was massively rear ended by a truck behind him. After performing a blistering set at the Dili show, watched by a television audience of almost 4 million, Doc visited a spine specialist, who also happened to be a long-time Angels fan. “He said to me ‘Doc, I know your performance and how you go for it but if you keep doing what you’re doing you’re going to be paralysed for life. I’m sorry to tell you this but consider yourself retired’. So I entered 2000 as a retired rock’n’roller and it just seemed to go from bad to worse.

“I had to pull out of everything, including the Angels. An agreement was reached whereby if and when I could perform again, it would be under that name Doc Neeson’s Angels.” When he did return to some prominence, in 2005, it was not as but as the entity Red Phoenix. Working with Angels’ bassist Jim Hilbun and guitarist David Lowy, Doc breathed real fire into the band and its new songs. There was airplay, there were strong international reviews, there were some powerful, well received shows and there was wide relief and rejoicing that he was back doing what he did so uniquely, but, as he concede now, “It didn’t really happen. Among other reasons, I wasn’t as active or as able as I thought I would be.”

But that was then and this is definitely now. Coming on for six and a half years since his terrible accident, Doc Neeson has regained his health and fully resumed his career. Again with Hilbun and Lowy by his side, Doc has used selected shows over the past year, often for charitable causes, to tighten and prepare Doc Neeson’s Angels for a return to the rock arena. In fact his return will be multipronged. During August/September he will be an integral part of Countdown Spectacular 2 across Australia, followed by his own extensive touring activities. There will also be an acoustic album for the Liberation Blue label.

Doc Neeson has covered a lot of ground in his life. He has trodden the boards alongside fellow Irishman Chris Bailey (of the Saints) in Bad Boy Johnny & the Prophets of Doom, he has sung Beatle songs out front of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, he has startled Kinks leader Ray Davies sufficiently to have the Angels booted off a tour, he has been presented with an Australian Services Medal by Lt. General Peter Cosgrove, he holds the honorary title of roving South Australian Ambassador for the Arts, and he has been initiated in the first degree of the Usui System of Natural Healing. And there’s a lot more ground to be covered. Watch this space.

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since September 2009.

Rebecca Harris I grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, attended a co-ed public School and is the eldest of three children. When Rebecca finished school she studied at college and became Theatrical Make up Artist.

After spending 10 months living in Spain she returned to Australia and landed her dream job with Channel 9 as a presenter for Getaway.

Five years later Rebecca met her Irish husband in a Manly Pub. He had only been in the country for 6 weeks and 15 years later they are still happily married with three daughters.

Animal Hospital, Bourkes Backyard, Renovation Rescue, Amazing Medical Stories and Hello Goodbye are some of the well known and much loved Australian TV shows she has worked on.

Rebecca currently does TV commercials, voice over and narrating work and her most important job of course is being a mum to her three girls.

"As a mum I know how hard it can be having a newborn baby, let alone having to live in hospital and not to be able to hold or take your baby home. I chose to be involved with this amazing organisation so that I can be part of a group of people who are giving sick and premature babies and their families the support and facilities they need. The people that I met and the unity and energy are something that will stay with me for a very long time. I am incredibly honoured to be an ambassador for Miracle Babies Foundation."

Miracle Babies Foundation Ambassador since 2010.

Alf brings more than 7 years experience in the radio, television and entertainment industries. He is a familiar voice and face to hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers on Mix1065, WSFM, The Edge, 2SM, 2GO, Sea FM, New FM, 2HD and Sunrise as the eye in the sky reporting on Sydney's roads.

Alf is an accomplished and in demand Master of Ceremonies. He has a warm, charming and witty delivery, adjusting to the occasion. Alf being the main host for the 2009 Burwood Spring Festival with over 100,000 people in attendance.

He has hosted karaoke shows and trivia nights through to in store promotions with major retailers Harvey Norman and Domayne and numerous other hosting roles within the community and for charities dear to his heart the likes of Miracle Babies Foundation (whom he is an Ambassador), Heart Kids and many others.

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since 2010.

Geoff began his news reading career at the tender age of 16 on radio 2ST in Nowra, on the NSW South Coast, where his mother used to drive him to work each day.

Geoff’s natural abilities as a newsreader were quickly recognised and he moved to Sydney where he worked for 2SM and 2UW, before taking a job at the city’s leading news-talk station 2GB. He remained there for 8 years presenting the news for Ita Butrose, Derrin Hinch, and radio legend (the late) John Pearce, among others.

In 1997 Geoff joined Austereo’s 2MMM-FM as news editor for The Andrew Denton Show. He quickly assumed an on-air profile on sister station 2DAY-FM reading news for Wendy Harmer and other top rating shows.

Geoff was invited to become newsreader for The Kyle & Jackie O Show in 2004. At this point in his life Geoff made the firm decision not to hide his sexuality, and while never officially outing himself, he is proud to be known as the first openly gay newsreader on Australian radio.

Geoff appeared on the Kyle & Jackie O Show until 2010, and his role called on him to do more than just read the news – amongst other things he read news while parachuting from a plane at 10,000 feet and while being dangled above a shark tank! In 2006 the long running “Scare Geoff” segment saw him dumped in the middle of the Australian desert from where he broadcast his humorous, exciting and sometimes poignant attempts to get home.

In December 2005 Geoff married Jason, his long time partner, in a service broadcast nationally on the Austereo network and Channel 7’s Sunrise program. Geoff hopes that by doing so many of the myths about gay people were dispelled. Geoff and Jason received over 20,000 emails of congratulations.

In 2010 Geoff started presenting Drive news on 2DAY-FM during the Hamish & Andy Show. He also began contributing to the nationally broadcast celebrity and gossip show The Dirt on the Austereo network.

Geoff can be heard every weekday on Drive on 2DAY-FM during the Hamish & Andy Show, and nationally on The Dirt. He can be seen regularly on Kerri-Anne on Channel 9.

Geoff is a great believer in helping the community in practical ways. He freely offers his services to numerous charities – speaking at community-based events, hosting fundraisers and contributing to mentoring programmes for young gay and lesbian people.

Every August Geoff helps raise funds for the Miracle Babies charity by running in the City to Surf event.

Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since November 2010.

Amber Sherlock is a news presenter for the Nine Network, working on a variety of programs including TODAY, Weekend TODAY, Early Morning News, 11am News and evening updates.

Amber graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a degree in journalism in 1996 and began working for the Seven Network as a snow reporter and lifestyle presenter for Sydney Weekender

In 2000, Amber moved the Ten Network, filing snow reports for Ten News and Sports Tonight, before taking up the role as weather/entertainment presenter for the Sydney Olympics.

Amber then moved to London to work as a finance journalist for several years, before returning to Australia to take up a position hosting a news & current affairs program, State Focus, for the Ten Network in Canberra.

Amber returned to Sydney in 2006 as a finance presenter for Commsec in Sydney, reporting for Sky News, the ABC, the Nine Network and Ten News.

Amber then moved to Sky News Australia as a newsreader and business presenter. She joined the First Edition team, before moving to the Evening News to host a nightly business program.

In 2007, Amber joined the Nine Network as TODAY’s business and finance reporter. She went on to present the early morning edition of the Qantas Inflight News and the Early Morning News, as well as regularly filling in for the 11AM news.

In January 2009, Amber joined Weekend Today alongside co-hosts Cameron Williams and Leila McKinnon, and sports reporter, Michael Slater, and regularly filled in for Georgie Gardner on the weekday Today program.

"I became involved with Miracle Babies after having my first baby at 34 weeks. She spent over three weeks in a special care nursery. It was a roller-coaster journey which you can never prepare for. I jumped at the chance to become an Ambassador for Miracle Babies, having been through the experience first hand. They provide an an invaluable resource and support service for mums and families of premature babies, and only wish I had known about them earlier!"

A member of the "Mitchell mafia" Deborah completed a journalism degree from Charles Sturt University.

Radio was her first love, finely tuned in regional NSW in her first job at 2WG in Wagga Wagga. 

Keen for a new challenge in "the big smoke", she took up an offer from Mix 106.5 in Sydney, and then accepted a position with the ABC.

Her ability to quickly grasp new subject matter was reflected in her varied roles at the national broadcaster, from rural reporting, to Triple J, and the prestigious AM and Breakfast program on Radio National.  

Deborah entered the world of television as a presenter/reporter with the much-loved ABC TV show "Landline" where her work, specifically interviewing the Prime Minister, caught the eye of TEN political editor Paul Bongiorno.  

From the ABC, Deborah joined Network Ten in the Canberra Press Gallery. She covered two Federal elections and regularly presented Meet the Press and the Network news, before taking the leap overseas. Deborah headed up TEN's US Bureau (based in Los Angeles) for 3 years, covering tumultuous stories including September 11, the re-election of George W Bush and the Iraq War.  

Deborah returned to Australia in November 2004 and became co-anchor of Sydney's Ten News at Five Bulletin in January 2006.  Deborah and husband Lindsay Dunbar welcomed their first child, son Darcy in February 2009 and in October 2010 celebrated the arrival of her second child, daughter Elsa.  

Deborah started a new chapter with the 9 network working on Today and Weekend Today and reading network news in December 2011.

In 2004 Danielle graduated from Music Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. Since then she has played the lead role of ‘FREAK’ in Anthony Crowley's new Australian musical ‘TRIBE’ at the Arts Centre.

In 2006 Danielle performed in “INSIDE OUT” a music theatre piece she co-wrote with a fellow VCA Graduate which opened in Melbourne and went on to play in Hobart to rave reviews.

In 2008-2009 she left for Tokyo, Japan, where she spent  a year performing as the blues diva in Japans most popular live Big Band show ‘Big Band Beat.'

In 2010 Danielle received glowing reviews for her role in "Another opening another show" at Chapel Off Chapel and was recently crowned the winner of the Inaugural "Rob Guest Endowment Scholarship"

She spent the beginning of 2010 in NYC training through the scholarship and has come back to Australia more confident and enthusiastic about her art than ever! Danielle was able to meet, work and train with the top writers and theatre coaches in the world including Stephen Shwartz (Wicked, pipin, godspell)

She is still carrying out her training through the scholarship here in Australia with many of Australia's top singing acting and dance coaches.

This year Danielle Has paired up with Jonathan Welch ( The choir of hard knocks) and is performing in a series of Music Theatre Concerts around Victoria.

Danielle is currently working on her first ever CD/Album of originals songs which should be complete and on the itunes store by the end of August this year. 

Danielle is proud to be the first Victorian Ambassador for "The Miracle Babies Foundation" and is thrilled to have recorded our title song (My Miracle).

Visit Danielle's website

Nicole Madigan-Everest is a Journalist, TV Presenter and Columnist, based on the sunny Gold Coast.  Nicole kicked off her journalism career a decade ago as a cadet journalist with an independent community newspaper.  Soon after she joined News Limited where she worked her way up the ranks, writing for a variety of the company's newspapers and magazines. 

Several years later, Nicole made the switch to television,  reporting and presenting for The Nine Network. During this time Nicole filed stories for magazine program Extra and National Nine News, as well as contributing to Nightline and Sky News. 

Now a freelance journalist, Nicole writes for numerous national magazines and newspapers including Madison, Cleo, Practical Parenting, The Australian, The Courier Mail and The Walkley Magazine.   She writes columns for several online publications including Mamamia.com.au and The Punch and is the Communications Manager of Unit Apparel Co. 

Nicole was also a contributing author of The Modern Woman's Anthology 2010. 

Most importantly, Nicole is the full-time mother of two boys: Beau, a miracle IVF conception, and Bailey, a miracle natural conception. 

Nicole believes all babies are miracles.  She is honoured and proud to be an ambassador for Miracle Babies, whose mission is one of the world's most important  - supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.

You can find her website at www.nicolemadiganeverest.com and follow her on twitter @NMadiganEverest