Jo Palmer (formerly Jo Cornish and born Joanne Dick) presents the half-hour program "Southern Cross Nightly News" in Tasmania on Southern Cross Television (TNT-9).
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.
Currently residing in Launceston, Jo has four children and is a prominent speaker at a number of Tasmanian charity and community functions.