Her Society

GINNI HETTIHEWA

Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka - Ginni Hettihewa migrated to Australia with her family at only 2 years of age. Unimpressed with her family's lack of seeking her consultation prior to leaving Sri Lanka, in rebellion, she drew on her Aunt's wall when arriving in Melbourne. So naturally, this move ignited Ginni's path to creative opportunity. 

Ginni started out as a quiet, studious and reclusive girl from her primary to early high school years. It was not until ninth grade where she met her best friend, the mischievous Antonette Gaffney who was quite the polar opposite of Ginni that her extravert personality started to develop and quiet exterior diminished rather quickly. After finishing high school, Ginni co-founded, "Clash/50 Productions," an independent theatre company that produced three productions (two of which had sold out seasons) - to which she had the role of Artistic Director, 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.

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! It was on a holiday in the US in 2011 that inspired the concept of the Her Society radio show with current co host, Natalie Zibung. 
"I think it's time we had a show for women in our community that steers away from political aspects. We need a lighter show for women thats simply more about friendship, positivity and pop culture. So if you're a girl and you love girls.....you'll like our show. If you don't....you'll like the universal themes in our show. 

Natalie Zibung’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, a handful of television drama and reality TV series’ for major TV network stations such as Channel 7, 9 and 10 and on feature films such as Ghost Rider, Stephen King’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes, and In Her Skin.

Born in Jakarta, raised between Bali, Singapore, Auckland, Switzerland, Jakarta, Melbourne by a Swiss father and Indonesian mother, Natalie is no stranger to the vast and various cultures of the world.

Natalie is also Australia’s leading lesbian events producer, managing events in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne cities specifically for the LGBT community. Her recent event in July 2011 attracted 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.

On top of this Natalie lives between Australia’s two biggest cities Melbourne and Sydney balancing a busy work life of Film, TV, Events and now recently entering in Radio, co-hosting on JOY 94.9 FM,
the country’s first and only gay & lesbian radio station on a radio program called ‘Her Society’, the show is one of the radio station’s most popular programs.

Natalie came up with the concept of 'Lick' in 2006 but timing was never right then to pursue the idea. The aim behind creating a new night for 'girls-who-love-girls' is to bring a fresh, new concept that has never been done before. 'I want to get girls from all walks of life and looks in the one vicinity, get them all smiling, talking, laughing and enjoying themselves in a fun environment. A night where we can all celebrate our community and our mutual love of girls with absolutely no discrimination whatsoever’.

Natalie plays an active role in regularly donating to several charities such as UNICEF, Plan, WSPA, Fred Hollows Foundation, {also} Foundation, Lost Dogs Home, Starlight Children's Foundation and
Ronald McDonald House and volunteers her spare time to several foundations. ‘Be the change that you wish to see in the world’ – is the one sentence Natalie lives by every day in her life and with everything that she does.

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