I was born in 1951 at Surfers paradise on what is now called the Gold Coast. It was a frugal time post-war and my parents relocated with a young baby, to North Arm for my father's work with the Main Roads Department. When I was twelve months old Dad bought a dairy farm at Mutdapilly in the Scenic Rim, west of Ipswich, where we lived for the next t...more

We did not have holidays as we were on a dairy farm and there was no time for getaways with cows to be milked twice a day, every day. At one time we did drive to Springbrook where family lived, the purpose being to bring back two Ayrshire calves to enhance our dairy cow herd. This was a long memorable drive with calves in the back of a station wag...more

Normanby State School, Queensland

I attended Ipswich Girls Grammar School from 1964-66. I was disappointed to have to leave at the end of year 10 but family circumstances dictated that I leave school and get a job to help support at home.

I attended night school at the Ipswich Technical College to attain grade 12 level English and Maths, and then I felt prepared to commence my Nursing training.

Becoming a mother has given me the best moments of my life and the many very busy happy years from babyhood to university graduations of each of our four children has been a wonderful journey with all the family.