A sentimental journey HOW ANNA'S LETTING GO

After big changes on the homefront, Anna's ready for her exciting next stage

- Rebekah Hebenton

Each busy school morning, actress Anna Jullienne sends her children off with a sense of sadness. With her youngest Nina turning five at the end of June, the 43-year-old is approaching the end of an era – saying goodbye to kindergarten for good.

“I’ve started feeling sentimental about the finishing of kindy,” she tells. “It’s such a wonderful place, where they skip off and play all day, and it is where both my boys went.

"But they have a really beautiful ceremony where they wear a korowai and sing Happy School Days to You, and they do a dance. It's a real tearjerker."

While it’s a big step, Anna isn’t worried about her fearless daughter embarking on this new adventure – growing up with big brothers Ted, 11, and Jude, nine, Nina knows how to hold her own.

“She’s feeling really good about it,” Anna smiles. “She’s so tough. For a couple of years, I worried she didn’t have pain receptors because she can take a knock. She is so resilient and she’s just a cool gal.”