Val-Jane was born on 4 November 1957 at Motootua Hospital, Apia, Western Samoa. Educated in Waitara at Central School, Waitara High School, and began her tertiary studies at the Western Institute of Technology and gained her degree in applied information systems. Her first born, Darryn, gained his degree in Civil Engineering at Canterbury. She married Malcolm Lodge and they had three children, Keegan Te Hera, Courteney Jane and Fraser Fenton.
Swimming was one of Val's interests and she got to do well in local competition and as high as the Age Group competitions which were a nation-wide level of ability. Badminton, as an adult, gave her ranking in the province.
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