PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE 2005/06
2006
April 8         Queensland Times              God Helps Lift Weight – Deb plays fame game
April            WARCRY                            Worth the Weight (feature article)
April            Challenge Newspaper         Commitment is the Difference (full back page)
Mar 31        Natural Resources              Golden Lift Puts Dad on Cloud 9
    & Mines Magazine
Mar 30        Queensland Times              Lovely Welcome For Athletes
Mar 30        Queensland Times              Line Honours
Mar 29        South West News                Lovely’s Title Dedicated to Grandfather
Mar 29        South West News                Uplifting Experience Makes History
Mar 29        Wynnum Herald                  Dream Lift for Lovely (front page)
Mar 26        The Age                               Games is more about going through emotions
Mar 23        Queensland Times              Golden Girl in Party Mode, Lovely Savours the Moment
Mar 23        Queensland Times              The Weight is Over
Mar 22        The Courier Mail                What a Lovely Way to Win a Medal
Mar 22        Queensland Times              Its Lovely Being an All Rounder
Mar 22        The Hindu                            Thats it!
Mar 22        SMH                                    Lovely Feeling; Deborah relishes win
Mar 22        The Age/SMH                     Lovely Day for Weight of Gold
Mar 22        Queensland Times              Grief Turns to Gold as Grandparents Lift Deb
Mar 22        Queensland Times              Isn’t She Lovely (back page)
Mar 21        The Age/SMH                     Lovely chance for Aussie Gold
Mar 21        Queensland Times              Deb ‘Transforms’ For Medal Assault (front page)
Mar 15        Queensland Times              Worth The Weight
Mar 4          The Courier Mail                Q Weekender
Feb 12         The Age                               Flat Out on Unfinished Business        
Feb 7           Foxsports                             Suspensions weaken lifting team
Jan 27         Queensland Times              The Best of the Best. Lovely Rides on with Weight of Expectation

2005
Dec  7         Wynnum Herald                   Lovely Lifts Open Title
Dec  2         The Redland Times             Deb is the State’s SUPERWOMEN
Dec  1         Queensland Times               Despite an Untimely Elbow Injury Deb Eyes Games Medal
                                                 Ipswich Lifter Raises the Bar (Full Back Page)
Nov  22       The North Western Star     Talent Hunters (Back page)
Oct  29        The Saturday Mercury        Lovely Weighs up Her Options
Oct  2          The Courier Mail                 A Lovely Choice; weights, hammer or cycling
Sept 14        Wynnum Herald                  Heaviest Schedule – Weightlifters Preparing for Melbourne
Aug 31         Southern Star                      Heavy Workload
July 21        Queensland Times               Weight over as Deb Decides. Choice gives Ipswich Star a        
                                                   LOVELY medal Chance at Games. (Back page)
July 20        Westside News                    Lovely Shines at Tough Meet.
July 22        Redland Times                    Lovely Liftoff, Deb
Jan 21         The Gladstone Observer    Weightlifter Makes Cycling Change
Jan 19         The Courier Mail                Meares Back to do Battle at Titles
Jan 9           The Courier Mail                State Title Challenge                     
Jan 8           The Morning Bulletin         Lovely Lifts Bar in Title Bid
ELECTRONIC MEDIA COVERAGE 2005/06
ABC TV                   State Line
Channel 9                 Bert’s Family Feud Celebrity Showdown (3 days of shows)
Channel 9                 Extra Interview and Story
Channel 9                 Brisbane Athletes Parade
Channel 9                 A Current Affair Gold Medallists Interview
Channel 9                 Melbourne Athletes Parade
Channel 9                 Live in the Village Interview with Gold Medallists
Channel 9                 News Highlights of the Games
Channel 9                 Extra Interview
Channel 9                 A Current Affair Interview with Family
Channel 9                 Commonwealth Games Competition and highlights
Radio Interview       Conversation of the Nation – Brisbane/Melbourne
Radio 97.3FM         Breakfast Show – Brisbane
Radio 96.5FM         Family Interview Guest Speaker – Brisbane
Radio 96.5FM         Guest Voice for Operation Happy Easter Appeal for NQ Cyclone Victims
Radio 96.5FM         Interview – Ipswich
Radio 96.5FM         Interview – Brisbane
ABC Radio              Guest Interview – Gold Coast
Channel 9                ‘Sports News’ Feature Athlete Interview, Rockhampton Qld 2005
Channel 7                ‘Sports News’ Feature Athlete Presentation, Rockhampton Qld 2005
SBS                         ‘Cycling News’ Athlete Feature Section, Nation Wide 2005
Channel 9                ‘Hot Source’ Feature Guest Athlete (Aired September 2005)