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“I left home 3 years ago; I didn’t want to get stuck in the rat race of going to work, living in a rented place, doing what everybody else does. I did dementia care back in Scotland as well so that sort of makes you realise you don’t have much time really. Just get outContinue reading “Eileen”

“I’ve always loved the bush, I was very lucky to grow up with parents who instilled that love and appreciation. Sadly, many Australians don’t have that love of the bush, I think, seeing it as drab, scratchy and fire-prone and full of snakes and spiders, without big showy flowers. Since colonisation it’s largely been aboutContinue reading “Janine”

“My Dad was the biggest influence in my life. He has shaped the man I have become. He laid the foundation to my views, ideas and general philosophy towards life. His mentoring has significantly shaped my parenting styles and approach. The best days would be just sitting around with him and listening to old stories he would tell meContinue reading “Carlos”

“I dislike judgement. A lot of it has to do with fear of judgement. Am I doing it right, am I doing it good enough? Fear of failure; but I am learning that if you don’t have a go, you don’t know if you’re going to fail. That was a big thing for me thatContinue reading “Jane”

“Born in Wilcannia, western NSW, moved here with my parents, brothers and sister. My dad was a soldier settler in 1954, lived in the Parndana camp during land clearing until ‘57 and then moved out to farm on Mount Taylor Road. Life on the farm was pretty lonely those days, there was nothing there. AContinue reading “Dick”

“I was born in Austria and lived with my grandparents in a village 50kms outside of Vienna during my early childhood. Later on, I worked in Switzerland as a physiotherapist for a couple of years up on the mountain in a rehabilitation clinic and saved heaps of money. I wanted to open my own practiseContinue reading “Simone”

“I was brought up just after the 2nd world war; my parents were brought up during the Great Depression. I have been studying most of my life, and probably still would be if I was on the mainland. I love studying. I had qualifications in civil engineering and side work as a draftsman for aContinue reading “Fred”

“I was born in McLaren Vale on the mainland, we moved to Mount Barker when I was 4. We had a small hobby farm, lots of pets, friendly neighbours and this is where I grew to love open space and nature. When I was 21, I went overseas and, while there, visited the countries ofContinue reading “Kath”

“I grew up near Kadina on the upper Yorke Peninsula which is very farming and sports-based; it wasn’t quite as tight as KI. Here we all have something in common, we live on an island. I was still at school at Kadina when I started playing Junior Football with the Eagles. We drove down twiceContinue reading “David”

“If I am afraid of anything, it is not using my time well. Life is finite and I believe we have a responsibility to contribute to our society—to do what is right. So, I am afraid of wasting the time I have and not leaving a helpful mark. It drives me in everything I do.Continue reading “Margi”