Ambassadors

Anthony Field

The Blue Wiggle's own career has taken some surprising twists - the career path NCDW Ambassador Anthony Field took to where he is now is certainly not an obvious one and his success story can be seen as a result of all his interests coming together.

Anthony began his career as an infantry soldier and a piper with the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment. Anthony, his brothers Paul and John, and purple Wiggle Jeff were members of the 80's chart topping group The Cockroaches. Anthony attended Macquarie University Institute of Early Childhood Learning along with Murray Cook and Greg Page obtaining his Diploma of teaching in 1990. It was there the three began writing children's songs as one of their University music projects, with the assistance of Jeff Fatt, andThe Wiggles were born.

Anthony has always been keen to continue to pursue other projects that interest him, proving that career development never really ends. Hence the importance of his role as Ambassador for the NCDW campaign as an inspiration to all Australians.

Steve Liebmann

NCDW Ambassador Steve Liebmann is one of Australia's most respected journalists, and has been a television and radio broadcaster for more than four decades. Following a career with the Nine Network, and more than two decades with the Today show in particular, Steve Liebmann moved on to present factual programming on Foxtel - most recently at the Winter Olympics. Steve can these days be heard each weekday morning as the host of his own talk-back show on Sydney radio station 2UE. He has also occasionally filled in as a weekend anchor of Ten News on Network Ten.

Angela Bishop

NCDW Ambassador Angela Bishop is able to combine her passion and expertise for the arts and current affairs on a daily basis as Network Ten's lead entertainment reporter.

Angela's first involvement in the entertainment industry was in Law and Med revues at the University of New South Wales, while studying a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Political Science and Drama). A serious player in student politics, she served as the first female Chairman of the Student Union.

Away from the television cameras, and her radio work on 2GB, Angela is also a committed and active member of the Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation and Pink Ribbon Ball committee.

In October 2007, with husband Peter Blakie, Angela welcomed to the world a beautiful daughter Amelia, something she says has certainly brought some new skills to her work!

Mark Furze

NCDW Ambassador and popular young former Home and Away actor Mark Furze left the show to pursue his career dream as full-time front man for his band Falcon Road - and is very much enjoying the journey.

An Ambassador for NCDW since 2008, Mark is this year helping to equip 15 to 24 year old Australians with the skills to make the right choices about their futures, as one of the presenters (along with Angela Bishop) of an exciting new series of NCDW videos. In an Australian first, The NCDW Video Series - High Five Messages of Career Development developed by the team at National Career Development Week (NCDW) is a unique new resource.

Mark is still acting along with working hard at his music career, most recently shooting a film in Queensland and appearing on Australian Television screens in the popular Underbelly series. Mark is currently based in Los Angeles. Mark believes strongly in encouraging other young people to recognise the benefits that hard work and determination can bring and we're delighted to have his continued support.

Chris Bath

News Anchor and working mum, Chris Bath, began her career on metropolitan television at age 23 as one of Australia's youngest television presenters. Chris now has a regular gig as a Channel 7 News Anchor and has presented a number of television programs in her career to date, including as host of You've Got the Job!

Chris can currently be seen on television screens nationally on the Channel 7 weekly current affairs program Sunday Night. Chris is well known for her enthusiastic performance as runner up in Series 3 of Dancing with the Stars in 2005 and continues to demonstate her enthusiasm for throwing herself into new experiences.