Southern Star Producer Joins ABC TV in Australia

MELBOURNE, June
19: Amanda Higgs, previously with Southern Star Entertainment, has
been appointed as the new executive producer of drama at ABC TV in Australia,
effective immediately.

Higgs will be based in Melbourne. Prior to her appointment,
she was with Southern Star Entertainment, where she has been responsible for
producing and creating series and mini-series such as the multiple AFI- and
Logie-award winning drama Secret Life of Us. Prior to her role at Southern Star, Higgs had worked consistently as
script editor on some of Australian's best-known TV series, including Wildside, Water Rats and Police Rescue, as
well as the high-profile feature films Praise and Somersault.