REVIEW: Ability Fest 2026
Walking towards The Timberyard, Ability Fest’s home, in the belly of the industrial streets of Port Melbourne, just before three felt like a moment you could put on a postcard, or perhaps a stubby holder.
Louis Harrison
Journalist, photographer and storyteller
About Me
I am a final-year journalist with a passion for telling community-driven stories.
Since starting my degree, I've taken every opportunity to immerse myself in the industry, including contributing to The Swanston Gazette, Catalyst Magazine, Beat Magazine, Year13, The City Journal, SYN Media, RMITV In Review, The North Central Review and The Junction.
Experience snapshot
SYN Media
- General volunteer (2023-current)
- 'Get Cereal' presenter (current)
- 'Panorama' presenter (current)
- Music Director (first half of 2025)
- Music Content Producer (second half of 2024)
- 'The Hoist' executive producer (first half of 2024)
- 'The Hoist' presenter (2023-2025)
Internship/Mentorships
The Guardian Swan Hill: (June-July 2026)
- Hard news reporting in a rural community
- Entertainment and film reviews
- Newsgathering, interview sourcing and photography for print and online publication
North West Farmer: (June-July 2026)
- Crop and agriculture reporting
- Newsgathering, interview sourcing and photography for print and online publication
The Gannawarra Times: (June-July 2026)
- Hard news reporting on issues that matter to the rural community
Mentorships:
- Bloomberg: Mentorship with Ben Westcott (since April 2026)
- SYN Media x TripleR: Mentorship with Adam Christou (2024)
- The Push: Mentorship with Tracey Hutchison (March 2024)
RMIT University
- 'Fashion Unfiltered' presenter and producer (current)
- Newsline producer and presenter (2025 and 2026)
- The Swanston Gazette editor and contributor (2025-current)
- The Swanston Explainer executive producer (2025)
- The City Journal contributor (2024)
- Catalyst editor (2024)
- The Junction Election Broadcast (2025)
Freelance work
- Live music photography
- Commissioned articles and reviews for RMITV: In Review, Alterwave Magazine, Beat Magazine and Year13
- 3ZZZ x SYN Media podcast presenter: Stories of Community Resilience
- PR and design for Crumbs and Co. and Bee Kool Honey (2023-2024)
Recent Articles
Some of the pieces I've been working on recently
RMIT researchers bring fight to super flu with new plastic
Every year, there are new seasonal influenza strains and subtypes that spread through the community and contribute to the respiratory illness season.
NDIS reforms raise questions over support for 160,000 Australians
About 160,000 will be removed from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 2030 under reforms aimed at curbing rising costs.
How young Victorians are coping with the cost of living crisis
Young Victorians are feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis amid increasing fuel costs and daily living expenses as a result of the war in the Middle East.
Festival waste amid a live music crisis
Plastic is an issue; but what does it have to do with music festivals? There were more than 530 festivals that took place in the 2022–23 financial year, with research from Music Victoria and Creative Australia showing Australians have an appetite for live music despite recent cancellations.
Commute chaos for Melbourne’s growing outer north
Affordable home and land packages sold in Melbourne’s outer Northern Suburbs have seen a population boom in the midst of a housing crisis, but limited transport infrastructure has made the city commute a headache.
Alessia Cara's debut Melbourne show at The Palais
Alessia Cara played the final show down under and first Melbourne/Naarm show on May 10 at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on her tour, bringing her fourth album Love & Hyperbole to Australian Audiences.
Film Review - An Unfinished Film — RMITV
There are few films that you will watch like director and writer Ye Lou’s docufiction, An Unfinished Film. The film begins with the unboxing of a 10-year-old computer with odds of it turning on looking dubious; the kind of experience akin to finding an old family VCR camera in the attic and wondering what might be contained in the bowels of its storage.
TV Presenting: Newsline 2026
TV Producing: Newsline 2026
Contact Me
My inbox is always open. If you have a tip or story idea, you can contact me at my email:
louis.harrison.7875@gmail.com