Carrie Bickmore shares throwback photo of The Project cast

Carrie Bickmore shares throwback photo of The Project cast showing off their best 2000s fashion – as the news program celebrates 12 years on air


The Project reached the milestone of 12 years on air this week. 

And to celebrate, host Carrie Bickmore shared a throwback photo of the original cast in their late 2000s finery. 

In the image, Carrie stood beside former panelist Dave Hughes and a young Charlie Pickering, as well as MasterChef star Julie Goodwin. 

Back then: The Project reached the milestone of 12 years on air this week. And to celebrate, host Carrie Bickmore shared a throwback photo of the original cast in their late 2000s finery. In the image, Carrie stood beside former panelist Dave Hughes and a young Charlie Pickering, as well as MasterChef star Julie Goodwin. All pictured 

Carrie looked very trendy for the era, rocking thin eyebrows, big hair and frosty eyeshadow. 

She wore a short, brown jacket and a yellow shirt with a loud pattern, as well as jeans. 

The blonde star captioned the image: ’12 years to the day. Happy 12th birthday @theprojecttv.’

Birthday! The official account also celebrated the anniversary, sharing an image of host Peter Helliar (pictured) with a cake for the occasion

Birthday! The official account also celebrated the anniversary, sharing an image of host Peter Helliar (pictured) with a cake for the occasion

‘Congrats to all the beautiful humans involved then and now’ she added. 

The official account also celebrated the anniversary, sharing an image of host Peter Helliar with a cake for the occasion. 

The beaming comedian held the dessert aloft, revealing it was decorated with the words: ‘News delivered differently’. 

Showtime: The formerly half-hour show premiered on 20 July 2009 and was extended to a one-hour program. Pictured hosts Waleed Aly and Lisa Wilkinson

Showtime: The formerly half-hour show premiered on 20 July 2009 and was extended to a one-hour program. Pictured hosts Waleed Aly and Lisa Wilkinson

The image was captioned: ‘Celebrating 12 Years of The Project. Thank you to everyone who’s been a part of making this show what it is. We appreciate every single one of you’. 

The formerly half-hour show premiered on 20 July 2009 and was extended to a one-hour program. 

The show is hosted by Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly, and Peter Helliar on weekdays and Lisa Wilkinson, Peter van Onselen and Tommy Little on Sundays, as well as a series of guest panellists.

Stars: The show is hosted by Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly, and Peter Helliar on weekdays and Lisa Wilkinson (pictured right), Peter van Onselen and Tommy Little on Sundays, as well as a series of guest panellists

Stars: The show is hosted by Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly, and Peter Helliar on weekdays and Lisa Wilkinson (pictured right), Peter van Onselen and Tommy Little on Sundays, as well as a series of guest panellists