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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?
I have lived the Derwent Valley for 15 years and have no intention of living anywhere else.
I started my working life in the television industry at TVT6 in Hobart. Regional television was bustling with local production – a far cry from today. I worked in most areas of the station, starting in Dispatch and moving into studio production and audio.
For about 5 years I presented “CARTOON COMPANY” along with my co-host Boss Poss. I later moved into sales.
In 2003 an opportunity to sell real estate in the Derwent Valley based in New Norfolk arose. As I have a great passion for the Valley and the people who live here a decision was easy.
I am married to Lee and we have four kids ranging from 11 to 21 years old. I am a Councillor with the Derwent Valley Council and Chairman of the Derwent Valley Railway. The DVR is an interest that Steve and I have in common and is occasionally discussed in the office but only when the boss is out.
I have a passion for 1970’s Citroën cars (the ugly French cars that pump up and down and can be temperamental) and I have a 1974 D Special and a 1982 CX Athena.
What I like about working with Derwent Real Estate is the friendly and professional way that we work together to get the best results for their clients. I am really pleased to be working and dealing with friends and this makes the whole process of buying and selling property a pleasant and low stress experience.
After living in Melbourne for about 30 years my husband & I decided to move to country Victoria for a slower paced lifestyle. The only way was to buy our own business & take the plunge. Country living suited us both & the business!! Well let’s just say it was like buying a boat. The best 2 days were buying it & selling it. After 4 years it was time to move on.
Acreage & peace & quiet were my only requirements when I began looking on the internet. I soon realised that country Victoria was not an option as we didn’t want a mortgage (there was no way we would be buying another business). The properties that seemed perfect were well out of our price range. NSW properties were even more expensive & a cooler climate was preferable. Tasmania! I couldn’t believe how beautiful it seemed & how affordable. On the internet I looked at properties in many different areas & found exactly what I wanted in Lachlan (10 minutes from New Norfolk & 40 minutes from Hobart) on 16 acres with a gorgeous view of the valley. We decided that after a couple of years we could move if we found something better. In our opinion there is no better than the Derwent Valley. We are here to stay.
