Portfolio
Major clients
Yarra Valley and Ranges Country Life Magazine
Contributing Writer, commissioned articles and general writing for quarterly issues. Some of my recent articles are:
- Wine by Design
- The Art of Balance
- The Great Provider
- Horse Healers
- Ladies of Lunchalot
- Warburton Summer Produce Market
Visit Warburton
Website and Social Media, including blog writing, SEO, content development and authoring and integrated content strategy for www.visitwarburton.com.au and Facebook page
Yarra Ranges Tourism
Content writer
Warburton Valley CEDA
Communications Consultant – responsible for all content and development on www.visitwarburton.com.au and associated social media including Facebook and blog development.
Ex officio role on committee and advisor on events and community activities in the region. Liaison with local businesses and members.
Upper Yarra Community Enterprise
Communications Consultant – digital and professional content for UYCE and its companies. Community story telling and profiling of local initiatives, businesses and events.
Preparation of Annual Report and a range of collaterals, including the quarterly Local Life publication.
SIGNS Publishing
Contributing author, proofreader (more than 30 books and publications) across of range of genres including fiction, biography and memoir, non fiction and instructional, health and wellness, plays, workbooks and reference books.
Including the Live More series and international award winning cookbook Food As Medicine.
The Gawler Foundation
Article writer and repurposing of material for website.
Provided communication consultant services (2010/11) redeveloping website and relaunching Healthy Living magazine. Editor-in-chief, writer and provided layout services for 8 issues.
National Institute of Integrative Medicine
Article writer/ghostwriter, biographer
Lindy has provided a range of writing and editing services to the not-for-profit organisation NIIM, including articles, the Integrative Health Guide, various applications, events programs and documents.
Yarra Valley Arts - Open Studios
Press release Open Studios 2018.
Taste Yarra Valley
Copywriting, communications planning and delivery and brand overview. Click here
Off Peak Weddings - Getting hitched in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
Digital Magazine – Editorial direction, project management, copywriting, layout planning, communications planning and delivery and brand overview. Ten issues from launch until March 2021. Click here
Recent articles
Yarra Valley and Ranges
Country Life Magazine
The Nature of Connection
Meet Belinda Young, local hero and Founder of Mums of the HillsSeasonal Chef Profile Joel Alderdice TarraWarra Estate
With a reputation for creative and intelligent food, chef Joel Alderdice’s homecoming to the TarraWarra Estate restaurant heralds a new era…
Summer 23
Savouring the Fruits at Shaws Road Winery
For those in search of undiscovered gems in the Yarra Valley, Shaws Road Winery provides a true sense of bucolic charm and hospitality.
Summer 23
A time to remember at Riverstone Estate
A timeless wedding venue is offering a delightful French inspired lunch and brunch menu against one of the most spectacular backdrops in the Yarra Valley.
Summer 23
Flight of Fancy - meet Zora Verona
With foraged, fossicked and found items from her garden, artist Zora Verona creates magical nests with the exquisite guidance of local birdlife.
Meet Zora Verona (Lori Kravos)
Winter 2022
Free Spirits at Banks Botanicals
Distinctive and inimitable, the Yarra Valley beverage industry showcases the region’s exceptional attributes to the world. The award winning Banks Botanicals, launched in July 2021, forms part of the genesis for a bold new direction in the industry’s newest and fastest growing “Drinks” category – no and low alcohol beverages.
Issue: Autumn 2022.
Jena Bedson’s act of creation
Ceramacist Jena Bedson shares the home and studio and the unique ceramics she produces from her heart.
Yarra Magazine Spring 21
Equine Photographer Louise Sedgman and her Sweet Teen Project
Equine Photographer Louise Sedgman ,in a fundraiser for Headspace, creates gorgeous photos for twelve teenagers celebrating their lives with their best equine friends.
Yarra Magazine Spring 21
Vegan Italian with Nadia Fragnito
Read about the Vegan Italian Nadia Fragnito and her love for cooking and veganising the dishes that define her childhood.
Meet the Contributor - Lindy Schneider
An insight into the writing life of Lindy.Purveyors of the Bean
Spring 2019 edition
Award wining Yarra Valley coffee roasters, Silva Coffee, celebrate their 10th anniversary this spring.
The Great Survivor
The story of Buxton Trout and Salmon Farm is on of hardship, survival and hope
Wild Fire Wines - The Accidental Vignerons
Winter issue 2019
Meet John and Donna Harry of Wild Fire Wines in East Warburton.
The True Nature of Tea
Autumn Issue
Read about tea sommelier Sarah de Witt, founder of Mary Eats Cake and all round exceptional human!
New Life - Recovery and Art in Marysville
An art-led recovery for the people of Marysville on the ten year anniversary of Black Saturday. Featuring Bruno’s Art and Sculpture Garden.
Photos: Kate Baker
A Twist of Willow
A private zoo with real meaning.
A Twist of Willow is backyard bliss for visitors, and the team of NDIS ‘zoo keepers’ that care for the animals of the nocturnal zoo.
Photos: Kate Baker
Nan Francis - The art of perseverance
Nan Francis is an icon of the arts scene in the Yarra Valley. Find out why.
With these Hands - Paul Buckland saddle maker
Meet master craftsman and saddle maker Paul Buckland at home in Yellingbo.
Little Yarra Dairy
Community assisted agriculture has provided the biodynamic, small herd based Little Yarra Dairy with an innovative business model that might just be the future for farming.
Write at home by the Yarra
It would be hard to find a more serene location for a home office. Yarra Magazine Editor Pip Young shares her passion for the Yarra Valley, her business and her home.
Finding The Balance
Five contributors share the ways they manage to find calm in their hectic schedules.
Harmony on the Yarra with Martina Stobart
Lonsdale Park on the Yarra – a stunning home renovation that is five elements in perfect harmony.
Wine By Design
Meet Shaun Crinion, winemaker and owner of Dappled Wines in Steels Creek and winner of the James Halliday “Best New Winery’ award in 2017.
The Art of Balance
Meet Stone Art Balancer Lincoln Seppings and read his story about how this natural art has helped him manage anxiety and find an international following on Instagram.
The Great Provider
The Providore is the love child of Ryan Frazer and the Meletos and Stones of the Yarra family in the historical St Hubert’s district in the Yarra Valley.
Horse Healers
The Yarra Valley is home to the highest population of horses in Australia so it’s not surprising that therapeutic approaches such as Equine Therapy are being established in the area. Find out how horses are helping humans find healing.
Ladies of Lunchalot
A community of women sharing life, gardens and produce, and stories at the lunch table.
Warburton Summer Produce Market
Local producers and community gather on the village green every Friday afternoon over Summer to share life and stock up on the finest and freshest foods Warburton has to offer.
Winter Drive
A mother and son take a winter drive gathering the best Yarra Valley produce along the way
Lake Mountain
A brief intro to the wonders of winter play
Recent articles
Yarra Magazine and Other Publications
Projekt 3488’s midnight garden in Warburton
Midnight in the garden
Transformed from a gravel carpark into a sanctuary of curated natives, the gardens of Warburton venue Projekt 3488 are a masterclass in landscape design. Mark Fenech, a former designer and photographer, reflects on almost ten years of patient nurturing and the first flowering of his stunning Gymea lilies this summer.
Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Country Life magazine – Summer 21/22
Lisa Joy - writer, foodie, farmer, mumma
“I grew up with a love for reading and writing but in my family writing was not considered a real job, so I never truly pursued my passion. I’d had a sheltered upbringing in all the ways that count so when I entered my 20s I knew I needed to get out and explore.”
Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Country Life magazine – Summer 21/22
Colour your summer blueberry
There’s a reason why the blueberries grown in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges are so plentiful and juicy. The region is one of only a handful of climates in Australia perfectly suited to blueberry cultivating and harvesting, and with an abundance of growers, these dynamics little superfoods should be a priority on your summer berry shopping list.
Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Country Life magazine – Summer 21/22
Equine Leadership International Vol 3
My article “Horse time helps heal the heart of families’ about the ‘Rein it in’ program we developed at Wedgetail Rides for at risk children and families.To read article click on the link
Owner Builder magazine
The Owner Builder Magazine featured Lindy’s seven page article ‘Living Sculpture’ in June 2011. Artist and Warburton resident, Sioux Dollman’s magical strawbale home also featured on the front cover.
Free Spirited Magazine
Cover story and regular column on healing in this grassroots magazine.
Yarra Valley Experience
The Yarra Valley Experience Magazine featured Lindy’s three page article ‘Site Seeker’, in Autumn 2010.
Way of the Natural Therapist
Foreword (book) – An example of ghostwriting from the heart. The foreword of this book about the lifestyle choices of natural therapists is personal and inspiring.
Backyard Farmer
The article ‘Bushfoods not new foods’ explores the rising popularity of Indigenous Foods and considers the long terms history of this new trend in the kitchens.
Public speaking & workshops
Engagements
Welcome Address – Culture Tracks Launch – Creative Communities, Yarra Ranges Council at The Memo Healesville, February 2019.
Panellist for Yarra Ranges Council ‘Creative Communities Plan launch’ at The Memo Healesville, September 2018.
Panellist for Regional Arts Victoria ‘Regional Arts Words’ at the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Book Fair March 2018.
First Tuesday Book Club guest speaker – February 2018 at Dymocks Camberwell
Women of Interest Panelist, March 2017, Warburton Arts Cneetre
Author Talk, July 2017, Yarra Valley Library
Convener – Panel discussion “The role of the practitioner in a creative ecosystem”, August 2017, Yarra Ranges Council Creative Communities Forum
Small Business Workshop ‘ Building a word of mouth relationship through value’ Japara Business Network November 2017
Yarra Valley Arts, Guest Speaker, Annual General Meeting, November 2017
‘Art Journal’, Radio interviews with Cora Zon, Yarra Valley FM
Website copy
Wild About Wellbeing
Website content writer
Wild Thyme Café
Home page copy and positioning statement
DIGA
Rewrite existing and create new copy for keyword optimisation/SEO
Zaar Bellydance
Website editor, copywriter and content manager
Deezo Happy Fashion
Copy for product range descriptors for online sale site
Podcasts
Skill Seeker Collective
INTERVIEW WITH SKILLSEEKER COLLECTIVE
Is it possible to just go with the flow and still have a business? Well yes, of course it is. Lindy came on the podcast to tell us all about it. She shared how she left her corporate gig (spoiler alert, it was the most dramatically peaceful exit ever). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Check out episode 3 of the SkillSeeker podcast HERE. We are asking Australian women in business “what do you know now that you wish you knew then”.
Contributing author
Ballit Bagurrk
Launching March 2021
Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP)
Developed chapter material and provided proofreading services for a series of program books – reference, workbook and recipe book, which launched internationally in 2013 as an initiative of Sanitarium 2013
The Chemical Maze
The Chemical Maze Bookshelf Companion launched in June 2012. A complete guide to additives in food and household products and guidelines for a healthier, chemical free lifestyle. Coauthored by Lindy and Bill Statham
Roadmap to Wellness (NIIM)
Roadmap to Wellness was a joint writing project with Heather Millar commissioned by NIIM and Swisse Wellness. A preventative health care guide that combined latest research in an easy to access approach to optimal health through nutrition, meditation and fitness.
Trailblazers: Women of the Yarra Ranges
Branding & development
Eye on the World Magazine
Project management, branding, content development and co-ordination.
Blessed Earth – organic cotton products
Start-up support, branding and strategic direction. Highly successful organic business working consciously.
Follow Your Bliss – counselling practice
Branding, copy writing and positioning
Campaigns & advocacy
Say No To Narconon
Key Campaign Team member in two-year community activism program opposing an inappropriate development in Warburton that involved communication with local and international media, federal, state and local governments, and presenting community position at a seven day VCAT hearing. Successful outcome for community.