Career
In 1946, when Willsy was two years old, she moved with her family to Ocean Island in the Central Pacific (near Nauru) and lived there until the family moved to Adelaide in 1963. Willsy was spotted by Channel 9 executives during the 1964 Telethon Quest, and was offered the job of weather girl on NWS9, which began in July, 1965. As well as appearing on a number of national television programs such as In Melbourne Tonight, The Bert Newton Show and Good Morning Australia, Willsy has presented and appeared on many Adelaide based television programs.
These include Master of Arts Adelaide, Movie Scene and Close Up with Willsy.
She was also the weather presenter for SAS-7 Seven Nightly News for a number of years and, as of November 2013, has a regular weekly afternoon segment on Adelaide Department of Administration and Management radio station FiveAA, featuring celebrity gossip. Willsy is known for her love of over-the-top earrings.
