219:. In July 2013, after two years of appearing at various venues, she decided to take a break. She headed to Rockhampton to join her younger sister Sam and work as a trades assistant, working on hydraulic machinery for CAT trucks and vehicles. It was there while working with other women in the job she got the inspiration for a new song. It was "Give the Girl a Spanner". Her debut extended play,
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