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Kelley Sheenan

Peppermint‘s founder, publisher, editor and designer, Kelley wears many hats. After working as a graphic designer and running a clothing label, she started to research the detrimental effects of the fashion industry… And Peppermint was born.

Tess Curran

Deputy Editor and Senior Writer since Issue 2, Tess has had the honour of meeting and interviewing many influential and inspiring people. She loves coffee, vintage and good punctuation, and believes in the power of the collective voice for change.

Leeyong Soo

Peppermint Senior Writer and Miss Sew & Sew herself, Leeyong worked at Vogue Japan before returning home to Australia to combine her love of fashion and fair trade by co-ordinating various events and fashion shows.

Melanie Tongmar

Melanie is a wildly-experimental natural beauty writer who won’t hesitate to put organic, free-range egg on her face if it means radiant skin. The founder of Bare Naked Beauty, she’s been writing all things beauty since 2002.

Raquel Lawrence

Kids Editor Raquel began a journalism degree before becoming a mum – four times over. Slowly her aversion to clutter, batteries and useless plastic stuff synthesised into some real thought about sustainability via her popular kids blog Growing Up Green.