Hayley Chapman was born in Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 and is an on-air TV presenter and producer.

She completed a Communications degree majoring in Journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney

University of Technology, Sydney

The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...

 before setting out on her quest to work on television. She took on several acting and presenting courses and logged tapes for various television programs, in the hope of getting her lucky break. She worked in many production roles with stints at SBS

Special Broadcasting Service

The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...

 World Sports, Delco Productions’ music show Ground Zero, C7 Sport

C7 Sport

C7 Sport was a pay-TV service in Australia, owned and run by Kerry Stokes' Seven Network. The service was carried on the Austar and Optus Vision pay-TV networks between 1995 and 2002, when it was removed in controversial circumstances...

, The Seven Network’s The Great Outdoors and The Big Arvo

The Big Arvo

The Big Arvo was an Australian television series that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 1999 until 2005. It starred four hosts, who hosted the show in a large model bus. They had segments such as "cool job" and "dare" to amuse younger viewers and to teach viewers who had outgrown Play School...

before landing a gig on Network Ten’s environmental/wildlife children’s program Totally Wild

Totally Wild

Totally Wild is an Australian children's television series. It has been in production since 1992, airing on Network Ten since day one. It has the format of a news program, and does stories on topics such as Australia's native flora and fauna, action sports, the environment, science, and technology...

as a presenter and producer.

When not filming on the road, she researched and wrote stories not only for herself but for other TW reporters. She also field produced other Network programs such as Totally Footy and The Total News (TTN).

Hayley is an Ambassador for WWF Australia (Formerly World Wide Fund For Nature

World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...

) having joined the organization in 2003.

Hayley lives in Los Angeles and working on reality TV projects for GoodFortunes. More information is at http://www.hayleychapman.com