Susie Elelman, host of WIN Television’s national daytime variety program SUSIE, today attended The Ceremonial Welcome of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
 
In the presence of The Governor General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery, Governor of NSW, Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Premier of NSW, Morris Iemma MP, Susie was one of only a few hundred special guests at the official welcome held today at Governtment House, Sydney.
 
Susie says she was thrilled to attend the event at the invitation of SUSIE regular, Father Chris Riley founder of Youth Off the Streets.
 
“It was certainly a privilege to be invited and a once in a life time opportunity that I’ll never forget,” Susie said. “To see his Holiness up close and personal was amazing and I thought it was fascinating to witness the pomp and ceremony.”
 
Produced at the WIN Wollongong studios with access to Australia’s largest network of production facilities, SUSIE is broadcast across the WIN Network, including Channel Nine in Adelaide and Perth*. The SUSIE team works tirelessly to bring viewers an hour of entertainment and information from across the country each weekday.
 
Regular contributors include cooking consultants Victoria Hansen and Sonya Slyer, Animal Talk’s Matt Radnidge, RSPCA’s Matt French, Youth off the Streets’ Father Chris Riley, anti-ageing specialist Nicole Bell, astrologer Milton Black, finance specialist Tony Harris, florist Karan Hayes, stylist Sherryl McFarlane, Marg Wade from the National Archives of Australia, Physical Therapy’s Paul Molinia, yoga instructor Janie Larmour, chiropractor Grant Bond, and family GP Dr. Jenny Smiley.
 
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