| 2007 | Writer in Residence – Burnie Pioneer Museum, Tasmania |
| 2007 | The Catalpa Escape (with Joy Lefroy and illustrator Marion Duke) Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Award for Literature (Children's section) |
| 2003 | Fremantle Citizen of the Year for work with the WA Maritime Museum and the promotion of Fremantle. Presented by the City of Fremantle. |
| 2000 | Churchill Fellowship to study museum education in USA, UK and Europe. |
| 2000 | Shipwreck at Madman's Corner Notable Australian Children's Book - Book Council of Australia. |
| 1994 | WA Premier's Award for Literature (Children's section) for Rosa's Famous Elbow (with illustrator Peter Kendall). |
| 1990 | Fremantle, an Open Classroom. Fremantle Festival Essay Competition 1st prize. Published in the Fremantle Gazette. |
| 1988 | Commended ABC/ABA Literary Awards. Gunna Short story. Published in FICTIONS 88 selected by Frank Moorhouse (ABC books). |