Taryn Onofaro is an Australian

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. Born 10 October 1979 in

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, she attended the

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. During her time there, she worked on Perth

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and also contributed to the now defunct

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community television station. After graduating from WAAPA, she produced the ''Showcase WA'' show for

, which eventually led to her gaining a role on Channel 9's '' Y?'' program. She then moved on to ''Queensland Escapes'', but before the show began airing on Channel 9, she was recruited by the

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to work on ''

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'', ''

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,'' and ''

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''. For a period of time, she appeared on both shows, which occupied the same timeslot. Additionally, Taryn hosted the Queensland

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. From 2009 to 2011, Onofaro served as a presenter on the Western Australian edition of '' Postcards Australia''.

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Australian television presenters Australian women television presenters Mass media people from Perth, Western Australia 1979 births Living people Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni {{Australia-tv-bio-stub