Born in the Victorian country town of Warragul, the fourth of eight children, her parents had a car dealership and petrol station. When she was 13, the family moved to a farm near Denmark on the south coast of Western Australia.
Growing up in the small Victorian country town of Warragul, she was one of eight children born to parents who owned a car dealership and petrol station. When she turned 13, her family moved to a farm near Denmark on the southwestern coast of Western Australia.