Bread and Butter Media

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What we do

We’re media professionals who tell the stories of makers and growers and celebrate the regional communities they call home.

Led by veteran food writer Wendy Hargreaves, our team of journalists, photographers and videographers love a good yarn. We have a knack for finding great human stories and bringing them to life.

Wendy has spent decades reporting on people, places and events with national media companies in Australia and abroad. Now the born-and-bred country girl is using her journalism skills and extensive network to shine a light on regional Australia via live radio shows, video documentaries, podcasts and written stories.

We work with municipal councils, tourism organisations and food industry groups to help them reach audiences in meaningful ways.

Everyone’s got a yarn to tell, and we’re ready to listen.

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Connection

We connect people and communities with stories that cut through the noise. We also collaborate with influential leaders to amplify the story. Check out Wendy’s live-streamed interview with award-winning food writer and hospitality campaigner Dani Valent.

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live action

Our founder Wendy Hargreaves loves the spontenaity of a live broadcast, tapping into her radio and TV experience.. If you want to hear her in action, tune in to 3AW, Melbourne’s top-rating radio station, where Wendy has a show called “On the Road Again”, uncovering the great stories of small country towns,

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agility

We’re a small team, so we’re agile and cost-effective. With decades of experience in media, we know the right people and get stuff done fast. And just so you know… we still get tingles when we experience those magic moments that create a great human story. That feeling never gets old.

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Your Neck of the Woods - KOROIT

This is a documentary series celebrating the people who make and grow food in towns across regional Victoria. We start in Koroit, a little town on the edge of an extinct volcano overlooking the Southern Ocean. Koroit is a hidden gem, where fertile volcanic soils have sprouted some amazing food and drink businesses.

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meet wendy

The search for great human stories is Wendy’s bread and butter.

The Melbourne journalist and broadcaster has three decades’ experience in print, on air and online. Her stories have appeared in Australia’s biggest newspapers and magazines, and she’s a regular voice on Melbourne’s top-rating radio station, 3AW, where she presents On the Road Again, a live show about road trip destinations across regional Victoria. Wendy also created two award-winning short films about extraordinary women in the hospitality industry, Burnt and Obsession,

Wendy launched Bread & Butter Media in the darkness of Melbourne’s 2020-21 pandemic lockdowns with one big audacious goal: to reconnect people and communities by finding common ground.

Wendy also loves to chat, so sing out.

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“Wendy’s non-biased and upbeat approach to both her life and work is a breath of fresh air in a highly competitive industry where everyone has an agenda. I have found her extremely trustworthy and I can’t wait for the opportunity to work with her again soon.”

Shane Delia

director, delia group
Founder, Providoor

“Wendy was fantastic to work with, a true professional with a ‘can do’ attitude, no challenge or obstacle was too difficult for her to tackle and resolve.”

Susie Filleti

Acting head of economic growth & Activation, city of Port Phillip

“Wendy is an icon of Melbourne’s food scene. She’s engaging, knowledgeable and thoroughly professional. ICCI Melbourne has developed a wonderful partnership with Wendy, and the team absolutely loves working with Bread & Butter Media. We consider Wendy as part of the team.”

giovanni Caniglia

CEO, Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australia – Melbourne

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Obsession: the Kate Reid story

Kate Reid’s lifelong obsession with perfection fuelled a path from Formula 1 racing engineer to world-famous croissant chef, with a dangerous detour in between. This short film, created by journalist Wendy Hargreaves and videographer Kaine Harling, won awards at the Action on Film International Film Festival in Las Vegas in 2019. Kate Reid’s success in pastry and business has continued to soar since the film’s production. Stay tuned for an update of Obsession, as we’re sure Kate’s story will only become more interesting.

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Burnt

This award winning short film by Wendy Hargreaves explores how high stress, long hours and brutal pressure are all in a day’s work for chefs. So how do they deal with it? Danish executive chef Bente Grysbæk reveals how fire saved her life after a massive anxiety attack. These beautiful images in the bush north of Melbourne are by chef-turned-photographer Dean Cambray. Burnt won two short film awards at the Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and the Action on Film International Film Festival in Las Vegas. It was also nominated for best short documentary at Hollywood Dreamz.

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