User talk:Mandy Curties Partridge

Brisbane Town Crier
Biography of Mandy Partridge, Town Crier of Brisbane.

Mandy Partridge studied her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland, studying Drama and Australian history, then a Master of Arts at Griffith Uni. Mandarella worked for many years as a Performer, singing in musical theatre and bands, as an actor, acrobat, and magician. Mandy published a book about Acrobatics in 2015.

In May 2016, Mandy won the Brisbane City Town Cry-Off at King George Square, and became Brisbane's first official Town Crier.

Mandarella has since cried at many public, private and corporate events. In June, Mandy officially started the 'City to South' race, a charity fundraiser, and met the beautiful Yeronga therapy horses. Mandy performed for the 'History Alive' event at Fort Lyton, where historical re-enactors displayed costumes and fighting skills from Roman Times to the Second World War. Mandy got to ride a penny farthing and saw the City Council Steamroller in action. In August, Mandy introduced the Brisbane City Council's 75th annual lunchtime Music Concert in the City Hall auditorium.

Mandy has represented her city at National Town Crier competitions in Redland City, Queensland in 2016, and Creswick, Victoria in 2017.

In september 2017, Mandy is looking forward to West Wyalong's National Town Crier Championships, and her first international competition in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Mandarella designed her Town Crier regalia to visually represent the City of Brisbane. The Brisbane flag is blue, white and yellow, depicting the river, a caduceus which represents medicine and commerce, and a Staffordshire knot, which was from the regiment of Sir Thomas Brisbane. Mandy's scroll shows a third section of the Brisbane flag, which is repeated and inverted on the actual flag. Her cape depicts the Story Bridge, named for John Douglas Story, and her coat depicts the Brisbane river, all in the colours of the Brisbane flag. The Brisbane Town Crier bell is engraved with the coat of arms of the Brisbane City Council, which includes the Brisbane flag on it's shield, and a pair of griffins.

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