Skip to content

Joanne van Os

About

Joanne van Os is a Darwin-based writer for children and adults. Her first book, 0utback Heart, was a best-selling memoir about life with her first husband, the ‘Real Crocodile Dundee’ Rod Ansell. She has also written three novels for children, all set in the far north of Australia, and one historical novel for adults, Ronan’s Echo.  Today she lives and works in Darwin – writing, teaching and mentoring primary school students to write their own books.

Stay up to date with our upcoming events and special announcements by subscribing to The Wheeler Centre's mailing list.

Privacy Policy

The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Centre stands. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world’s oldest continuous living culture.