‘Cairns was the big city’: Matilda Wini Heatley’s journey from Julatten to Rome
- Posted on February 21, 2026
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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‘Cairns was the big city’: Matilda Wini Heatley’s journey from Julatten to Rome
Australia’s brightest defender grew up selling fruit to tourists, catching fish and camping near her family’s farm; these days she’s a long way from the snakes and chickens of her childhood.
