Complex sentence: Originally employed by the station in Hobart as a journalist, she is a former Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia and in 1993 she was awarded Tasmanian of the Year for her charity and community work.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally employed by the station in Hobart as a journalist, she is a former Miss Tasmania and in 1993 she was awarded Miss Australia. Jo is a past recipient of the Tasmanian of the Year for her charity and community work.