She was awarded the O.A.M. (Order of Australia Medal) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours List for her services to to the arts as an actress, and to the community, particularly through support for women living with the HIV virus and for asylum seekers and refugees.
The beautiful thing about the read-through is that everyone is there: the head writer, Bevan Lee, the producers and every actor. And I know it sounds like the simplest thing in the world but god it's fabulous. Even if you're not in an episode but you're at the read-through you know what's goin' on.