During her time at Sacred Heart, Holly was very involved in sport. She was competitive in distance running and was Sports captain of Siena in Year 12. Holly always knew that she wanted to work in a field which would allow her to help people and would also allow her to travel in her line of work. She loved science-based subjects such as biology, yet also loved being outdoors with Outdoor Recreation being one of her favourite subjects.

After school, Holly started her journey into Physiotherapy after taking a year off and moving to the Rocky Mountains in Canada to work and ski. Her love for skiing led Holly to chase winters, and whilst commencing her undergraduate degree in physiotherapy Holly would spend her summer break in Canada, working as a physiotherapy assistant in Whistler, Canada. Her first job out of University was at Falls Creek, Australia where she dealt with an array of winter sports specific injuries, both acute and chronic. This led to involvement with the Olympic Winter Institute Australia (OWIA), and she achieved her first job as acting physiotherapist for the Australian and New Zealand Para Alpine teams.

Since then she has spent time over the last 7-8 years working with the Australian Para Alpine team, The Australian Aerials team and the Australian Skeleton team (including Jac Naracot who won silver at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this year). This has taken her all over Europe to various World Championships, World Cup and training locations. During this time, she also completed her Masters in Sports Physiotherapy, earning her the title of Sports Physiotherapist as awarded by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA). Holly also completed her training at this time to become an ASPA certified Ski Patroller at Falls Creek.

This year, Holly spent from January to mid-March on the road with the Para Alpine team. This took the team to Norway for the World Championships, Sweden for the World Cup and finally to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Beijing was a huge highlight and an incredible experience. Despite some of the challenges that COVID-19 posed, the organising committees did an exceptional job of staging the event. The Games marked the end of an era for long-time athletes Mitch Gourley and Melissa Perrine, who announced their retirement at the end of the Games, and who were flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony, where Holly also marched with the team. Each has seen great success in their careers and it was a privilege for Holly to be there in their final season and the final Winter Paralympics of their careers.

Holly is now working at a local private practice in Torquay on the Surf Coast (Grand Slam Physiotherapy). She hopes to continue her travels and involvement with winter sports over coming years.

If there was one thing she would recommend to current students deciding what to do after school, it would be to follow your passion, work hard and surround yourself with like-minded people. Chat to people in the industry you are considering entering and make sure you have fun along the way. After all, her first job was landed through a conversation on a chair lift in Japan!