The Hoopla co-owner Deanne Weir steps up on Screen Australia board
Media investor Deanne Weir, who part owns women’s website The Hoopla, is the new deputy chair of Australia’s TV and film funding board Screen Australia.
Her appointment after five years on the board comes after the departure of departure of Ian Robertson. Robertson, whose five year term on the board expired on June 30.
Further appointments of The Sapphires producer Rosemary Blight and media and entertainment lawyer Joan Peters bring the total number of board members of Screen Australia to nine.
Weir has previously worked at Telstra and Austar, and is a member of several boards Access Innovation Holdings Pty Ltd (Ai-Media) and the International Women’s Development Agency.
Having a connection to The Hoopla should automatically disqualify you from holding a position in the real world. It’s the most unbalanced website on the internet.