My Castlemaine with Matt Barnes
"The town is beautiful and historic but it’s the people. When I take the dog for a walk - everyone waves."
My Sandon with Jill Atkin
I coached tennis both professionally and voluntarily for 45 years. I think I've coached all the kids in Castlemaine and their parents.
My Guildford with Steve Cole
"I got called up to Vietnam when I was 19.... I had hair down to here. I played in a rock band. I loved people and I'm going to kill people. I was devastated."
My Muckleford with Steiner School teacher Liz Branson
Liz Branson has always lived in the country - her parents lived a nomadic life where they moved every six years when she was a child.
My Castlemaine/Newstead with Valda Rees
"My mother's family immigrated from England to Tasmania in 1832. My great-great grandfather died, leaving my great-great grandmother with six young children and no income."