Sandy Paull was born in Mackay on the central Queensland coast. She gave up work to follow her future husband to the mining communities of central Queensland and subsequently became a full-time mother to her three children (now all adults), returning to the workforce in her mid-40s to contribute to her and her husband's mutual goal of overseas travel. She enjoys an active life, avidly enjoying gymnastics and playing basketball as a junior, eventually coaching schoolgirl basketball when a mother. She has had a long association with Kyokushin Karate, achieving the status of Qld Women's Senior Ka...