Janine settled in Darwin, where she worked for 10 years in the burns surgical high dependency unit.
There, she worked with vulnerable communities and cared for mostly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
After a decade, Janine returned to Victoria and worked in Benalla’s emergency department for a further 10 years.
Like Kylie, Janine studied at La Trobe, completing a first-line emergency care and immunisation course, an especially relevant decision for where Janine found herself next managing a medical centre during a pandemic.
Inspired by those in her family who have gone before her, Kylie enrolled into La Trobe’s Bachelor of Nursing.