Enchanted Australia Castle

Karen Kay

Seventeen year old Native American Kayla George is a high school student that has over come many obstacles in her young life including family rejection; is currently trying to overcome Anorexia, sexual, physical & emotional abuse as well as other private issues in her life that no one should ever go through including self harm.

Kayla goes to school full time, and in her spare time does the most incredible photography; loves fashion, animals, Native American drum beating. Ballet, swing and hip hop dancing; writes stories, songs and poems; singing, poetry and helping people in general.
Kayla aims to go onto college and get her diploma in Psychology and Sociology to become a social worker for the poorer class of people.

We chose this beautiful, highly intelligent young woman as an Official Castle Diva because of her courage to overcome all her troubles even though she has a long way to go yet. Kayla has been a keen supporter of our castle for several years and always there for support. She is loved very much by us and we will be there all the way to support her as well. Kayla hopes to help other young women such as herself in the near future and talk about her life to help them through the same experiences.   

Brooke was practically born on the stage in 1980. She was the daughter of Bruce and Maggie Phillips of "One Plus One", a duo who did well in the Houston area in the 1970's. At six months old, you could play Brooke a song on the guitar, and she could immediately distinct between a happy or sad song. She could truly feel the music. By the age of 2, she was already handling the microphone and hopping up whenever she could to sing along with anything. At six years old, she made her debut on stage. In the mean-time, her brother picked up the drum sticks, and by the time he was 10, they formed a duo and played to youth groups and various places around town, making quite a little name for themselves. In her teens, she won two vocalist competitions, and subsequently ended up on local TV, as well as singing backup for various local bands. Her influences ranged anywhere from English Literature, Poetry, and Pre-Raphalite art, to The Beatles and McCartney, Fogelberg, Stevie Nicks and Sarah Brightman, to Muddy Waters, SRV, and Etta James. In her early twenties, illness slowed down her dream of pursuing her singing career, and she met her wonderful husband and collaborator, guitarist Adam Walton. Having recovered, she is now releasing her cd, "Through The Ages", and living out her dream ...

"You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other."
- Stevie Ray Vaughn

Judy Martin is a 50 year old mum of four and grandmother of four, living in Melbourne, Victoria. Judy is an incredibly strong woman who has been through a lot in her life and is very protective of her family. Her interests include British bikes and sidecars, lead lighting, arts, crafts, photography.

Judy was chosen as an Official Castle Diva because of her strong and continuing support for all the Enchanted Australia Castle team and always ready to cheer us on; pick us up when down and sticks the bandaids on when we get hurt .....just like a mum would. Judy has become a foster mum to the team and her continuing support, compassion, friendship and gentle pokes are most appreciated.

Cristina Andersson
Internationally Acclaimed Singer, Author, and Professor

A soul woman chef, Dominique possesses a passion for creative world food, fuelled by her Sicilian heritage and a deep desire to develop innovative cuisine using quality, safe, clean, fresh produce. Dominique has 15 years experience as a Chef and 7 years as Head Chef and business partner in the award winning Mondo Organics restaurant in Brisbane's West End. There's no time that Dominique can't recall when she didn't have a passion for cooking. "I can remember being about 3, and making my mum breakfast in bed with cups of coffee using the hot water tap in the bath, because I couldn't reach the one in the kitchen," she says. "I love everything about food - the flavours, the tastes, the textures and how it all comes together in an harmonious symphony." It all stems from her Italian heritage living on her aunt's farm in Palermo, Sicily, and the many years spent travelling and sampling cuisine from around the world.

Dominique's innate enthusiasm and natural teaching abilities allow her to share her knowledge and passion for excellent food and nutrition quite easily. Her unique style and a combination of simple, well-developed flavours is paramount in her menu designs, cooking presentations, demonstrations, product promotions, food styling and consulting work. Dominique prides herself on her integrity, professionalism, effectiveness and success in delivering the same high quality product in any given circumstance or situation. Her experience and food flair is again showcased with her particular forté in cooking, customised recipe and menu development for all dietary requirements including specific food allergies, vegan and vegetarian cooking.

In 2007, Dominique commenced a bachelor of Health Science Nutrition to enhance her existing interest in the nutritional, medicinal and health benefits of whole foods. Pure Food Cooking's focus and purpose is to inspire and generate an awareness in cooking with an emphasis on natural whole foods, and fresh organic produce to improve health, balance and life vitality.

Her mission for the future is to complete her degree, further her TV career, continue world travel to develop her concepts in creating a series of cooking DVDs, innovative food books dedicated to conscious cooking, holistic foods, and a global awareness of healing our bodies whilst promotional sustainable, happy and healthy lives.

Not surprisingly, Dominique is also a celebrity chef involved in the dynamic Ready Steady Cook series on Network 10. She has also appeared on Lifestyle Food, Great South East, as well as being featured on Food Lover's Guide to Australia and ABC Radio.

"I love the essence of clean, simple whole food cooking. There are still so many flavours that I have yet to explore. It is so wonderful to be a chef and to have available at my fingertips an amazing palette of different flavours and textures to create what I like to call little mouthfuls of flavour explosions." Dominique Rizzo.

Tania Moran is a well known Australian singer who is respected in the music industry for her angelic voice, professionalism and high standard of performance.

" I'm very passionate about children. They are such precious, pure spirits and we have a duty to be as kind to them and respectful of them as we can possibly be. "Ricky" on my album Sanctity is written as something for parents to think about.

I love animals dearly too. It's wonderful to see that new legislation has just been brought in to Australia that will prohibit sale of animals in pet shops and at markets and fairs. People will be able to buy animals from registered breeders, animal pounds and shelters or their local vet. Prospective owners will be matched with an animal and provided with detailed written information about its special needs and requirements. I have bought animals from pet shops in the past but I am one of those few people who will do whatever it takes to find all the information to ensure a safe, happy, healthy, loving environment for the animal.

I'm also passionate about living a meaningful and peaceful life and being all that I can possibly be. Love and honesty are very important to me too. I also love the freedom of living the life I choose to live and I respect the way others live their lives too.

One of my favourite sayings is "Be the change that you want to see in the world."

I think it's important not to compare yourself to anyone. There are certainly people who I would consider to be good role models for me and I use them for inspiration. But if you spend too much time comparing yourself to others, you're really doomed to failure. I respect so many other artists and appreciate their unique, amazing talents. When I was a teenager, I was so discouraged by the beautiful, incredible singers that were out there because I thought that I could never match up to what they were. But then one day I realised that it doesn't matter about anyone else. You have to see the value in your own gifts and realise that everyone has something to give, no matter who you are. All you can do is be the best you can be.

As an artist, people like to know who I am like so they can get an idea of the kind of music I do. Vocally, I'm often compared to Olivia Newton-John and Tina Arena. My music is quite atmospheric. Sade, Seal, Dido, Jem are all artists that I could be compared to.." Tania Moran 2008.

Shannon, Monique, Megan, and Elene have a passion for music and helping kids. They sing in the school choirs and volunteer their services helping kids at their churches. Because of all the tragedies going on in the world involving kids, they saw a need for teaching safety. Thinking that if kids could only be made aware of what they could do in a given situation, some of these tragedies could be avoided. What better way than to combine the two main interests in their lives - singing and helping kids. This is how the group, the Safety Girls, was born. The sound is derived from a combination of Rap and R & B music emerging from some of the girls’ favorite artists popular today. Music can convey a message in an entertaining and fun way; and, if it’s catchy it will be memorable. Kids need to know about the basics of safety like calling 911; what to do in case of a fire; electricity precautions; using seatbelts; and stranger awareness. These can be very dry topics but the girls feel if they are presented in a creative way kids will listen. The Safety Girls want kids to become aware of safety measures and what better way than through songs? “I know that when I was a kid I loved to learn through music,” says affable California girl, Monique, who started singing at an early age. “I think we will be making a huge, positive impact in many young lives.” High-spirited Megan is very enthusiastic about the project saying “the music is like any hit pop song but the lyrics talk about safety.” She thinks that “since the music is really music of today, it will get children to want to listen to it.” The group is in the studio recording their first album. With the fresh sound of *TSG* (the nickname the growing number of fans are giving them on their E-messages), the Safety Girls are ready for success. They enjoy the best of both worlds with singing R & B and teaching kids about safety. Together, the girls have created a new and unique “Safety Girls” sound. From inception to near completion of their first album, the Safety Girls are primed and ready to get their message across to the many kids and families all over the world. They are diligently rehearsing an act, learning choreography, and fine-tuning vocals to get ready for their first performance. They are very excited about actually meeting their fans and getting to know them.

Part I In her younger years Cosima was influenced by her gifted Grandfather, an Italian tenor, who inspired her with traditional Neapolitan songs and introduced her to the music of many of the world's greatest singers. Her first language is Italian and she is well known to that audience through appearances at numerous festivals across the country and a genuine love for her throughout the Italian community.

She took her first tentative steps to a singing career at the age of nine when she entered her first talent quest - without telling her parents! With a song in her heart and a fierce determination in her soul, Cosima performed the classic ballad "The Greatest Love Of All" … and walked off with first prize!

Not long after her Idol success in 2003, Cosima celebrated her debut CD release with a memorable version of the Cold Chisel classic When The War Is Over. Entering the chart at number one she made history as the first independent artist to achieve that status in Australia. The single was certified gold on debut, quickly growing beyond platinum in the weeks that followed.

Following on from her triumphant single debut, Cosima released her first, self titled album in 2004, recorded with world renowned singer, songwriter & producer Diane Warren (Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, Dusty Springfield, Whitney Houston & many more) by invitation. The album entered the chart at number two and achieved gold status on release, selling over 45,000 copies.


Cosima has been a huge supporter of Enchanted Australia Castle and all that we stand for and wish to achieve. Cosima has humbly accepted our request to become an Official Castle Diva and given us full permission to add her photo and biography to our website, as has all other divas on this page.

Super Nana is the perfect role model for all ages ! Not only is Super Nana, aged 53 going on 21, (name with held) is the grandmother of four wonderful children in America; two which live with her. Super Nana adores her children and grand children, makes incredible cakes and forever cooking for them.
In her spare time, Super Nana is cheering for our castle, making us laugh with her jokes and showing us all the photos of her grand children.
She has been a huge supporter of our castle and team the past 17 months and not only helped with ideas but showed us a whole new window into the world of children through her eyes. Super Nana has also adopted our team as her own family as well.

We chose Super Nana as an Official Castle Diva because of her never ending role as a good role model for mothers and grandmothers everywhere so that they can follow her lead in teaching our future a better way of life, loving, giving and kindness. The average age of a grand parent these days is the early to mid 50s.

Tessa Doyle is a 22 year old entertainer and actress from Victoria, is of Australian, Thai & Chinese heritage .

TRAINING:  Foundation Acting Tour 15 - VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, Bachelor of Arts/Science (current) - MONASH UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITIUTE OF DRAMATIC ART - Open Program * TAFTA PRODUCTIONS - Screentest Course 2 *
TVI ACTING STUDIOS - Acting Intensive. Familiar with STANIVSLAVSKI'S METHOD and LEE STRASSBERG and MEISNER TECHNIQUE MEDIUM:

* FILM: short, art, commercial, TV, documentary, music videos and mainstream films
* THEATRE: singing, dance, contortion, acrobatics and backstage
* MODELLING: print, commercial and promotions
* OTHER:  Speaks Thai, English, Mandarin and Spanish

"I have been a professional children's entertainer for over four years and have worked with numerous charities including Variety Childrens Christmas Party (2004,2005,2006 and this year), Tracy Bartram - (RADIO) Celebrity Garage (2005),  Rotary Club of Toorak (2004, 2005, 2006 and this year)
also in 2001 I won the Methodist Ladies College International Baccalaureate award  for community service, clocking over 600 hours of community service over two years!".