Melanie Irons

Melanie Irons is an actress, psychology student, community worker and personal trainer from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Irons came to prominence in 2013 in the aftermath of the Dunalley Fire as the creator of the Tassie Fires We Can Help Facebook page, for which she has received numerous awards. Since September 2013 she has co-starred in the award-winning indie web series Noirhouse. She is also a member of the council of Brand Tasmania, the state government agency that acts as custodian of the Tasmania brand. She is a 2015 Australia Day ambassador, won the Tasmania Non-Profit Sector of the 2013 Attorney General's Resilient Australia Awards and was a 2014 Young Australian of the Year State Finalist.