Fiona Frances MacDonald (27 May 1957 – 3 October 2024)[1] was an Australian television presenter.
MacDonald was raised on a cattle property in the outback town of Blackall, Queensland.
[3] MacDonald appeared on local television in Queensland before going on to national programs such as children's show Wombat and the local version of British game show It's a Knockout.
[2][4] While hosting Wombat, she was featured in the "A Day in the Life" series by The Australian Women's Weekly.
She undertook a drive around Australia with her sister, Kylie Thynne, in mid-2023 to raise funds for research into the disease,[9] and talked about her experience with it in an October 2023 episode of Australian Story.