1. Bungee jumping in Queensland was the one time when I feared for my life. 2. The best advice I ever received was “You can do anything you want to, the only person stopping you is yourself”. 3. The naughtiest thing I did at school was accidentally hitting [...]

1. I’m orginally from Timboon, I’m in the process of moving to Colac to run Hotcakes Bakery and Café. 2. I started work at Timboon Bakery where I was a baker for 10 years. I then moved into becoming a chef in Port Campbell. 3. I have lived [...]

1. Mexico is one of my favourite places, the culture is amazing and once you venture away from the tourist populated places such as the city of Tijuana, it was so interesting. 2. I won a nice sum of money on the game show Deal Or No Deal when it first [...]

1. The best piece of advice that one of my parents ever gave me was when my dad once told me “when everyone else walks, run and when everyone else runs, walk”. 2. I was prompted to choose my line of work because I found an interest in irrigation coming from [...]

1. My worst fashion mistake was wearing canary yellow flares and a purple knitted crop top when I was about 17. 2. My favourite way to relax is going out to dinner with my husband or my girlfriends. 3. I have no hidden talents – what you [...]

1. I used to believe babies actually came from the cabbage patch. I would even go out searching for them under the cabbage leaves. 2. I am the youngest of four and the only girl so I grew up as a bit of a tomboy. My hidden talent is the ability [...]

Geoffrey Rankin Colac Salvation Army volunteer

1. I have four children, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. 2. The most enjoyable overseas experience I have had was when I went to Scotland and saw where my great-grandfather came from. 3. I always have a can of VB in [...]

1. I was born in Brisbane. 2. I played with Alamien Secondary School football team with Billy Barrott and harness racer Ted Demmler. 3. I moved from Melbourne to Birregurra in 1959. 4. I was a trainer with Hawthorn Football Club in [...]

1. My parents are Polish. They came over during the war and settled in Geelong. 2. I grew up in Geelong and studied in Ballarat. 3. I got my first placement in the Wimmera at Goroke and I was there for three years. My first principal job was [...]

1. The thing I am most proud of is my family, my wife Jenny and two girls Peta-Maree and Hayley. 2. I cook for my family. I love food. 3. I sometimes speak my mind when I shouldn’t. 4. When I was at school I worked [...]