One of nine children, Therese Creed grew up in Sydney. After leaving school she worked as a teacher for several years before deciding to take a break and ride a horse from Victoria to Queensland. During a pit-stop on the ride she met and fell in love with Cedric Creed.

After marrying Cedric, Therese became involved in the running of his family’s cattle station and had a crash course in – amongst other things – fighting fires, driving tractors, shoeing horses and fencing. Therese now divides her time between bringing up her four young children and helping out on the station.