Julia Zaetta


Julia Anita Zaetta is an Australian journalist and magazine editor. She is currently 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.

Early years

She was born in Mildura in country Victoria to Italian immigrant, Francesco "Frank" Zaetta, and the daughter of Italian immigrants, Doreen Civelli.

Education

After attending Genazzano FCJ College 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. After graduation, she studied at the Comitato Linguistico in Perugia, Italy, and the New York School of Interior Design.

Career

Magazines

Her magazine career began with Australian Home Journal.
She has been editor of:
She has also been involved in television as the host of the magazine spin-off Family Circle TV, a daily "live" daytime programme, and also as a regular panelist of the Seven Network's Sunrise, as one of Kochie's Angels.

Personal life

Zaetta lives in Sydney, NSW.

Awards

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