Judith was born in the Murray Mallee in the days when drought in the mallee meant drifting sand and sheep clinging to life on a diet of mallee leaves. After seven years at the one-teacher school conducted in the Parilla North community hall, she left home to continue her education, never to live with her family again. She took with her the strength and presence of her mother and the integrity and generosity of her father. She quickly developed the personal independence and strength that characterised her life.

Judith put great value on common sense. It was her measure of people, regardless of status or academic qualification. No matter whether she spoke to an archbishop, a politician, or a member of a local committee, she was the same Judith - forthright and intolerant of a lack of common sense.
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