| 1925, 26th June |
Born Heather Willison Cochran, Ballarat, Victoria |
| 1931 to 1936 |
Pleasant Street Primary School, won scholarship to Clarendon |
| 1936 to 1943 |
Clarendon Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College |
| 1942 |
Dux of CPLC Editor of Touchstone (school magazine) |
| 1943 |
- Dux of CPLC (again)
- Winner of Coulter Cup for excellence academically and at sport.
- Captain of hockey team
- Successful sprint runner
- Captain of Kennedy House
- Editor of Touchstone (school magazine)
|
| 1944 to 1946 |
- Residential scholarship, JCH & Academic scholarship, University of Melbourne
- University of Melbourne & Janet Clark Hall
- Studied Bachelor of Arts & Diploma of Social Work (we are unsure if she took out the BA)
|
| 1947 |
Staff social worker, Kinear's ropes, Footscray |
| 1947 |
Married John Irwin, moved back to Ballarat |
| 1949 to 1951 |
Mount Clear house built |
| 1951 |
Moved to new home at Mount Clear. Adopted Benjamin, Golden Labrador. |
| 1955 to 1958 |
Lived Bristol UK. Worked as a sales person in Parker Furniture. |
| 1958 |
Adopted Julia in Bristol (UK), returned to Mount Clear. |
| 1959 |
Adopted Jonathan in Ballarat (from Melbourne) |
| 1960 |
Patrick born |
| 1968 |
Returned to part time social work with Red Cross in Ballarat |
| 1973 |
Separated from John, later divorced |
| 1976 |
Returned to full time social work with Commonwealth Social Securities |
| 1978 |
Founded VIP Flowershop at Ballarat Base Hospital |
| 1987 |
Retired |
| 1983 to 2000 |
- Volunteer Guide, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
- Continued to live at Mount Clear independently, mainly with Fergus the golden retriever.
|
| Late 2000 |
Health declined with multiple ailments. Hospitalised & briefly in care after. |
| 2001, 30th January |
Died. Ballarat, Victoria. Cancer. |
