In this interview, Monica recounts her childhood growing up a family of 6 children. She attended the Konongwootong north primary school at the time when there was a Konongwootong south as well.

Her high school years were spent as a border at a catholic school in Horsham. She returned to live in Coleraine, working in the post office. She met and married Noel and worked on their farm.

Monica has travelled both within Australia with the volunteers for isolated student education and accompanying friends overseas with her first overseas trip in her 70s.