Australia Day Ambassador
Dianna Hammond
Ambassador for Hornsby Shire Council
Dianna has preformed in all capital cities at Corporate Events, Government Functions and most NSW Clubs. She has toured through rural and outback Australia including the South West, Pilbarra, Kimberley and Goldfields regions of Western Australia; Tennant Creek, Katherine, Alice Springs, and Darwin in the Northern Territory and many more country towns of Victoria as support artist to Slim Dusty around New South Wales.
As an Advance Australian Ambassador (awarded in 1983 for her promotion of Australia around the world) Dianna has represented Australia in more than 24 countries throughout Asia, Europe, The Pacific, Middle East and the U.S.A. She has toured as organiser, presenter and performer at international events for Australian embassies and High Commissions, Qantas, Emirates Airlines, Fosters Brewing, Sheraton, Hilton, InterContinental and Raffles Hotels, Australian Trade Commission (AUSTRADE), Australian Tourist Commission, Australian Dairy Corporation, Meat & Livestock Australia, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and numerous Australian exporters.
Recording
Diana has two albums, “A Souvenair of Australian Song” and “From the Heart”
Diana has been Support Artist to:
- The Everly Brothers
- Gene Pitney
- The Shadows
- Sir Harry Secombe
- Phyliss Diller
- Slim Dusty
Television
- STW Channel Nine Perth (6 years)
- Weather Presenter
- Super Flying Fun Show – Host (2 hours live to air)
- Junior World (Pre School)
- TVSN Sydney (Television Shopping Network)
- News Australia
- Mike Walsh Show
- Good Morning Australia
- Today
- Reg Lindsay – Its Country Today
Acting
- Prisoner
- Home & Away
- “PussyCat” (short film)
Commercials & Advertorials
- Crown Plaza Hotels
- Princeton Securities
- Orthaheel Orthotics
- Waterfront Properties
- Medic Health Patch
- Real Insurance
Skills and Interests
- Craft
- Dressmaking
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Home decorating and renovating
- Pets, music, movies
- Real Estate
- Foreign Culture
- Great sense of humour, organised, computer literate
Education
- Chef – Commercial Cookery – (TAFE)
- Interior Décor Certificate – (Nilsson)
- Landscape Gardening – (Sydney Uni)
- Music – piano, guitar, voice production
- Drama – private tuition perth & Sydney
- Business – Diploma Export Management (UNI NSW/International College Business)
- Computers – Media Design
- Business Manager – Managed own company for 20 years
