Lillydale Farmstay, Mt Barney, Queensland Pam Hardgrave was born in Boonah, Queensland to farming parents. One of six children, Pamela learnt very early in life to work hard and she acquired coping skills that seem to come naturally to country people whose life is dictated to by the natural elements. Pamela has spent all of…
Inline Engineering Services, Port Hedland, Western Australia James Taylor was born in Middlesborough, UK in 1971 to George and Pauline. Living in Redcar, British Steel employed George as an operations supervisor and Pauline a secretary. The difficult economics of the UK in the late 1970s prompted George and Pauline to migrate to Australia in 1980,…
Thurla Farmes, Mildura, Victoria Colin Beasley was born in Mildura, Victoria, in 1955. His parents Roy & Vern were farmers at Merinee South where Col was bought up; where in the 50’s their property had no electricity or other conveniences. Col started schooling at Merbein South Primary School which was 55km bus ride leaving at…
The Two Madhatters, Townsville, Queensland Robin Strang was born in Brisbane in 1961 to Ewan and Judy Bowly with three brothers and a sister. Her early years were spent in Gladstone, but with Ewan dying of cancer, the family moved to Brisbane. The death of her father when she was 12 years old had a…
Ellen Bathgate was born in Sydney in 1983, and spent most of her primary school days living in small towns near Canberra. Ellen was home schooled for her primary school years, then attended Dubbo High School after moving to the central west of New South Wales with her family. Ellen’s first job, at KFC, founded…
Fletcher International Exports Pty Ltd, Dubbo, New South Wales Roger Fletcher is a self-made success story. From droving sheep in 1967, he is now the owner and proprietor of one of the most successful abattoirs in New South Wales, Fletcher International Exports Pty Ltd at Dubbo and Fletcher International WA near Albany in Western Australia.…
style magazine, Forbes, New South Wales Jacqui Greig was born in 1981 in Condobolin NSW, to parents Cary and Lorraine L’Estrange. Jacqui spent her early years growing up on the family property “Lara” before Cary and Lorraine sold the property – complete with bumper crop – and purchased the local newsagency. Jacqui’s schooling took her…
Keys To Success, Orange, New South Wales Mary Brell was born in the New South Wales central western town of Gilgandra. Her parents, Mollie and Graham, were farmers from the nearby community of Mendooran. Mary’s early years were spent in regional NSW as the family moved from Gilgandra to Gunnedah. Mary completed her secondary education…
Thrive Media, Dubbo, New South Wales Nathan Shooter is a business owner, contemporary artist and musician who is passionate about empowering the ideas of business people to create enterprises that thrive. This vision is what drives his design business, Thrive Media. In addition to this, he is passionate about the arts being seen as an…