She had a career as a Rural Journalist with Countryman Newspaper in WA and Western Farmer and Grazier, Freelance journalist in Australia and South Africa. Gillian pursued a marketing career in South Africa.
For the past 21 years Gillian worked with David Taylor to build up the Pooginook Merino Stud at Jerilderie. In 2003 Gillian established Natural Instinct Wool Company an Australian manufacturing and marketing company that produce woollen outerwear for corporate wear.
During 2009 she started an art investment group, Artstream with 40 people from the Albury and Riverina district to buy art. Artstream ran successfully for 10 year project. From the experience with regenerative agriculture and Artstream she established Earth Canvas Incorporated. An art and regenerative farming project to get land managers to look at the landscape from a creative perspective and engage everyone with healthy soil and landscapes.
Currently Gillian manages Bibbaringa cattle property at Bowna east of Albury NSW and Earth Canvas Inc.