I was born in 1955. I grew up in Sydney, Australia, at Lidcombe and Chester Hill. I studied Arts at Sydney University from 1974-6, and was active in the Sydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS). I studied Librarianship at UNSW in 1977. I am a Librarian at Lake Macquarie City Library (since 1978) with interests in Information and Internet Technology, Local History and Databases. I was keyboard player for the Australian musical group Rockmelons from 1983-1989.