Anne Jones (Australian writer)
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Anne Patricia Jones is an Australian writer, editor, and administrator. She is one of four owners of ToadShow Pty Ltd, a Brisbane-based design company, where she is managing partner and company chair. In 1981 she was co editor of Semper Floreat
the University of Queensland student newspaper. In 1982 and 1983 she was station coordinator of 4ZZZ
. In 1983 she co-founded, with Damien Ledwich and Matt Mawson, the second version of The Cane Toad Times
. In 1986 she was a trainee writer with P.P. Cranney on the play Sweeping Statements, about the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union, produced by Street Arts
. Also in 1986 under the name ToadShow she administered the production of Hound of Music at the Princess Theatre, in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1999 she was appointed to the Board of the Queensland Museum
and served as Chair of the Queensland Museum
Board from 2002 to 2008. She was awarded the Queensland Museum
Medal in 2009. In 2010 she became an Ambassador of the Queensland Museum
, a role in the Queensland Museum
Foundation .
Semper Floreat
Semper Floreat is the student newspaper of the University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. It has been published continuously by the University of Queensland Union since 1932, when it began as a fortnightly newsletter of only a few pages, produced by one editor...
the University of Queensland student newspaper. In 1982 and 1983 she was station coordinator of 4ZZZ
4ZZZ
4ZZZ is an independent community radio station operating in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, at the frequency 102.1 FM. As a community radio station, 4ZZZ is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia...
. In 1983 she co-founded, with Damien Ledwich and Matt Mawson, the second version of The Cane Toad Times
The Cane Toad Times
The Cane Toad Times ISSN 0155-7157 was the name of a satirical humour magazine based in Brisbane, Queensland first published in the late 1970s, then revived under the same name by a new team from 1983-1990...
. In 1986 she was a trainee writer with P.P. Cranney on the play Sweeping Statements, about the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union, produced by Street Arts
Street Arts
Street Arts Community Theatre Company was founded in October 1982 in West End, Brisbane, by Denis Peel, Pauline Peel, Steve Capelin and Andrea Lynch. Street Arts was preceded in Brisbane by the agitprop ensemble the Popular Theatre Troupe...
. Also in 1986 under the name ToadShow she administered the production of Hound of Music at the Princess Theatre, in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1999 she was appointed to the Board of the Queensland Museum
Queensland Museum
The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland. The museum currently operates four separate campuses; at South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.The museum is funded by the State Government of Queensland.-History:...
and served as Chair of the Queensland Museum
Queensland Museum
The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland. The museum currently operates four separate campuses; at South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.The museum is funded by the State Government of Queensland.-History:...
Board from 2002 to 2008. She was awarded the Queensland Museum
Queensland Museum
The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland. The museum currently operates four separate campuses; at South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.The museum is funded by the State Government of Queensland.-History:...
Medal in 2009. In 2010 she became an Ambassador of the Queensland Museum
Queensland Museum
The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland. The museum currently operates four separate campuses; at South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.The museum is funded by the State Government of Queensland.-History:...
, a role in the Queensland Museum
Queensland Museum
The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland. The museum currently operates four separate campuses; at South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.The museum is funded by the State Government of Queensland.-History:...
Foundation .