1955	Born, Melbourne. Eldest of twelve children
1972	Completed Year 12, Loreto Mandeville Hall
1978	Attained Bachelor of Arts Law (LLB/BA), Melbourne University
1979	Articled Clerk and Solicitor, Rennick and Gaynor
1981	Reporter, Australian Associated Press (AAP)
1984	Admitted to practice. Duty solicitor, Victoria Legal Aid Commission
1985	Signed Bar Roll
1990	Married fellow barrister John Smallwood (now Judge John Smallwood); two children
2002	Appointed Judge of County Court, Victoria