The Derwent Valley in Tasmania has been my home for all of my 50+ years. I would never have thought it would be the case as a young person, Tasmania was considered by both us two headed Tassie folk and all those from the other island, as rather backward, boring and hardly worth taking a holiday to, much less live there. Well to spite this or perhaps because of this I always came back from my holidays homesick and never found anywhere else I wanted to be on a permanent basis.
Today Tasmania has come of age. We have great wines, food, snow, beaches, fishing, forests, historic properties, magnificent farm land and at last a great pride in our unique state.
I love my role as an ambassador for all the areas of the Derwent Valley from New Norfolk, which is Derwent Real Estate’s centre following our beautiful Derwent River and its trout filled tributaries to Hamilton, Ouse, Westerway, Ellendale, Maydena and to Hobart via Dromedary or Granton (great wines) in the other direction.
I believe I have just the best job! Who else can take people touring in this beautiful part of the world, knowing it as well as their own backyard, every day and still pretend they are working?
