Background:
Ruth lives between a station at Yalgoo and a block at Dongara, also spending time on the road with the children travelling for the road construction business shared with her husband.
Their two children have attended Meekatharra School of the Air since they started primary school and they are now looking at options for high school and boarding.
Ruth grew up in Mt Magnet before heading to boarding school herself in Year 7. Ruth worked with children in a community role in Yalgoo for a few years before becoming a home tutor to her children who started School of the Air in 2015.