Winch 's father is from the Wiradjuri nation in western NSW .
Winch grew up in the coastal area of Woonona within the Wollongong region : Winch often explores the two geographical places in Winch 's fiction .
Winch 's father is from the Wiradjuri nation in western NSW , and she grew up in the coastal area of Woonona within the Wollongong region : she often explores the two geographical places in her fiction .