Calista Bruschi

If you’d asked Calista what her life’s purpose was at 16, this ‘girl from the bush’ probably would have muttered something about being the next Melinda Gainsford-Taylor and working as a primary school teacher. Neither happened and these days Calista is an editor, writer and journalist.

Calista, who has a Bachelor or Journalism from James Cook University and more than 15 years’ experience in communications-based roles, has earned her living as a sports writer, a magazine editor, a book editor, a sub-editor, a community relations officer, a social media manager, a marketing officer and a touch football referee.

She is the current community editor for Starts at 60, sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience with 400+ over-60s bloggers in Australia and around the world. It is a community she loves! She encourages any member of our community with a story of personal experience and real life to drop her a line at [email protected]. 

When she hasn’t got her head buried in an editorial style guide or Macquarie dictionary, you’ll find Calista (coffee in hand) attending to the needs of over-60s in the Starts at 60 inbox or talking books, craft, current affairs, gardening, grandparenting, health, money, property and travel in many of our dedicated community groups.

You can see Calista tweeting @Calista_Bruschi.