HER SOCIETY

Her Society is your one stop radio show for girls who love girls.

Hosted by Ginni and Natalie, the two have combined their cultural diverse upbringings with their backgrounds in entertainment to bring you a jam packed hour of news, events, music, celebrities, media news and strong, inspiring and positive women in our society. If it’s relevant to you, if it’s relevant to society, be sure that Her Society has got it covered for you to access with a click.

Hitting the airwaves on July 2011, the show was featured on the cover of Cherrie Magazine and has since gathered a following to create Australia’s most popular show for girls who love girls.

Broadcast from Melbourne, Australia, the country’s second largest city, Her Society comes to you from JOY 94.9 – Australia’s first and only gay and lesbian radio station and all over the world streaming live online on www.hersocietyonline.com.au. There are more options on how you can tune in to the girls like through the free iPhone App, at www.hersocietyonline.com/listen-live

GINNI HETTIHEWA

PRESENTER : CONTENT DIRECTOR

Ginni has been spreading her dulcet tones all over the JOY 94.9 airwaves since 2006. Given her upbringing, Ginni started out as a quiet, studious and a “goody two shoes,” from her primary to early high school years. Later on, through the encouragement of close friends, she found confidence in public speaking which sparked of love for performing arts and theatre, so, with that new found knowledge….Ginni’s quiet exterior diminished rather quickly!

Majoring in Drama and Cinema at University, Ginni and high school friend Samantha D’Rosario established Clash/50 Productions – an independent theatre company that produced three productions (two of which had sold out seasons) – to which she held the role of Artistic Director, Producer, Writer and Actress.  It was in the third year of university that Ginni stumbled across a radio course at a little station in Coventry Street South Melbourne called JOY 94.9. Even though she possessed a knack for public speaking with her strong performing arts background, Ginni shyed away from on air announcing as coming to terms with her sexuality on the airwaves of Australia’s largest and only LGBT media broadcaster was a little overwhelming.

“I was a bit shy coming to JOY as I was at that cusp where I hadn’t quite come out yet,” she says. “I guess it was about putting myself in a situation where I would have to become more comfortable with who I am. I actually said I would do anything but be on air, but the program manager at the time put me on an 11pm slot and from there it kind of blossomed. Now they can’t get rid of me.”

Since then, Ginni has featured on an array of programming – from Drive to Breakfast on the popular show The Hump Day Crew generating entertaining programming through inviting an exceptional GLBTIQ A-List Guest List! And now, she has done the same for Her Society. Outside of JOY 94.9, Ginni has established a solid career in media. Concurenttly to her hosting duties at JOY, Ginni is a regulat MC at the largest events across Australia – Midsumma, Lick and Pinkalicious across Melbourne, Sydney and the Australian Eastern Seaboard. A compassionate individual, Ginni is not afraid to provide a voice to minority groups. Her passion lies in working with like minded community groups and figures in an attenpt to inspire change and positivity through education and cultivating a broader perception. She is known for her charisma, wit and bubbly energy.

 

NATALIE ZIBUNG

PRESENTER

Natalie’s career revolves around the Film, TV, Events and Entertainment industry, working as one of Australis very few Location Mangers. Having worked on over 300 TV commercials, 100 photographic shoots for major networks such as Channel 7, 9 and 10 on feature films such as Ghost Rider, Nightmards and Dreamscapes, and In Her Skin.
Natalie is also Australia’s leading lesbian events producer, managing events both in Sydney and Melbourne cities specifically for the LGBT community. Her recent event in July 2011 atrracted over 1,100 girls and she was personally asked to feature in the ALSO foundation’s recent safe sex television commercial as apart of their Take Care Out There project.

Completing the Taste Of Radio course in November 2010, Natalie has a new found passion for radio with an aspiring dream to open up our lesbian/bisexual community to the world and vice versa.

“We want to expose our lesbian culture to the world and vice-versa. Every country has a different lesbian culture and we want to bring all that together into the one portal, which is Her Society, and to make it a one-stop place for news, current affairs and events, and we’ll be running a website alongside this too. It’s your one-stop portal for girls who love girls.”

 

LAURA HILLEBRAND

CONTENT PRODUCER

Whenever your are eagerly awaiting the release of a podcast of your favourite celebrity interview or you’ve missed your weekly dose of Her Society, Laura is the woman you should bribe with chocolates or extravagant gifts. To ensure that you don’t miss out on ANY Her Society Action, Laura ensures all podcasts of feature guests and Her Society shows are loaded for your listening pleasure!

On the occasion, she fetches Bubble Tea for Ginni and Natalie……all part of the contract really.