 After being accepted to RMIT's Bachelor of Journalism course, Parks became very involved in community television, taking on the hosting role for three seasons of "Raucous" (a live-to-air music show), was the TV reporter on Darren & Brose, and also became both producer and presenter of "Newsline" and "Pluck".It was during her time at RMIT that Parks was asked to join the team at Fox Footy and present 26 episodes of "Young Guns", a show focusing on the lives and careers of young footballers.Returning to university after Fox Footy, Parks finished her degree whilst doing various freelance journalism and presenting activities.