She joined The Australian Opera's (now Opera Australia) Schools Programme as a principal artist in 1979 touring N.S.W. schools performing in Sid the Serpent.
During these years, she also performed: Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte) for Hong Kong Festival, Adalgisa (Norma) with Ghena Dimitrova, Eboli (Don Carlos) and Amneris (Aida) all for the Victorian State Opera (V.S.O.).