Tim Winton

Acclaimed author Tim Winton was born in 1960 in Scarborough, and spent his formative youth immersed in its local beach culture. He grew up surfing, snorkelling, and spending his days in the water near Scarborough Beach, with the family home nearby in Karrinyup. As a young man in his twenties, he wrote his first books while living and working around the local area. He attended Scarborough Senior High School, which operated from 1959 until its closure in 1999.