[1] After graduating, Loney performed and accompanied other musicians in Australian Broadcasting Corporation studios.
She started lessons with concert harpist Evan Davies, followed by Elizabeth Vidler, principal harp with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO).
[1] In 1965, Loney spent some time in the US studying with Alice Chalifoux, principal harp with the Cleveland Orchestra, and attending the Salzedo Summer School.
After she returned to Australia, Loney formed the Harp Association of Sydney, began to teach at the Conservatorium, broadcast on radio, gave talks, and put on chamber music concerts with SSO colleagues, some with young students playing small pieces.
In the early 1980s, she recorded Ravel and Debussy with the SSO under Willem van Otterloo for the Chandos label, and Bird Song for the ABC.