Julia Zaetta

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Julia Anita Zaetta (/ˈzeɪɛtə/; born) is an Australian journalist and magazine editor. She was editor of Better Homes and Gardens and Family Circle for Pacific Magazines, and, over the last 17 years, has been involved in the Better Homes and Gardens show on Channel Seven.^[1][2]

She was born in Mildura in country Victoria to Italian immigrant, Francesco "Frank" Zaetta, and the daughter of Italian immigrants, Doreen Civelli.^{[citation needed]}

After attending Genazzano FCJ College^[3] in Melbourne, Victoria, she studied at the University of Melbourne, gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree. Whilst at university, she worked as a book editor for Hawthorn Press.^[4] After graduation, she studied at the Comitato Linguistico in Perugia, Italy, and the New York School of Interior Design.^{[citation needed]}

Her magazine career began with Australian Home Journal.^[5] She has been editor of:

• Better Homes and Gardens^[6]
• Family Circle^[7]
• Diabetic Living^[8]
• New Woman
• The Australian Women's Weekly^[9]

Under her editorship, Better Homes & Gardens has been named Australian Magazine of the Year on three occasions.^[10]

• 2009 – Australian Magazine Awards – Magazine of the Year and winner of the Home & Garden category^[11][12][13]
• 2010 – Australian Magazine Awards – runner up Magazine of the Year and winner of the Home & Garden category for the second consecutive year^[14]
• 2011 – Australian Newsagents Federation Awards