WHO IS BILLY?
BILLY is a new independent print magazine for Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, where Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country meet.
Celebrating creatives, makers, movers and shakers in this beautiful part of the world, it’s a quarterly curation of local stories, by locals, for locals (and visitors too).
Free. A5. Uncoated. Perfect-bound. To have and to hold. To keep and to collect. Founded and edited by local Gisborne journalist, Phoebe Hartley. Published by Billy Press.
WHO IS PHOEBE HARTLEY?
Hello! I’m Phoebe Hartley, a Gisborne-based journalist, and the founder + editor of BILLY. Originally a city-slicker from Naarm/Melbourne, I moved here with my family in 2020 and haven’t looked back. I’m a country convert, passionate about telling cinematic regional stories.
Armed with more than two decades of combined creative experience across filmmaking, audio production, copywriting and magazine journalism, I decided to create BILLY in 2025, in order to offer a creative platform and local advertising opportunities to my local community.
As a journalist I’ve written for Australian Women’s Weekly, Country Style, Australian Country, Graziher, Peppermint and Bush Journal. BILLY brings together everything I’ve ever wanted in a magazine, and I hope you’ll join me on this journey.
