Background
Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of Power Without Glory, and the grandniece of comedian Mary Hardy.
Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of Power Without Glory, and the grandniece of comedian Mary Hardy.
Hardy was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School and Swinburne Senior Secondary College in Melbourne.
Radio Hardy co-hosted Melbourne"s 3RRR radio show Best of the Brat on Tuesday nights from April 1996 to December 2007, under the pseudonym Holly C. The show was known as "the most immature show on Australian radio". Almost immediately following her departure from RRR, in January 2008 she began co-hosting the breakfast show on Triple J, the American Broadcasting Company"s youth radio station, with Robbie Buck and Lindsay "The Doctor" McDougall. In December 2009, Hardy announced she was leaving Triple J to concentrate on her writing career.
Newspaper columnist and blog She wrote commentary columns for The Age newspaper"s "Green Guide" television section ("Back Chat") and "Life & Style" ("formally A2") section, as well a contributing to Frankie magazine.
She resigned from the "Green Guide" in November 2009 due to other writing commitments. Other work.
