Tag: Dereel People
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Dereel People: Lorraine and Jim Ellis
1. How long have you lived in the area and what brought you here? We have lived in Enfield for five and half years. We had been looking at properties North of Ballarat but six years ago, decided to look to the South. Then we found and fell in love with our property, so retired…
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Dereel People: Lisa Hunter
By Richard Emery 1. How long have you lived in the area? We moved to Dereel in August 2012. Before that I lived in large regional towns or in Melbourne. The move was sparked by a camping trip I had been putting off for 25 years. Came home after being in a National Park with…
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Dereel People – Ruth Georgalas
1. How long have you lived in the area? For 30 years. I had five kids and I thought it was a great place to bring them up—with sheep, goats, pigs, cows etc. 2. What’s great about living here? The fresh air, it’s quiet at night, and you can see the stars. 3. What do…
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Dereel People – Richard Emery
1. How long have you lived in the area? 3 ½ years. We were living in suburban Ballarat and for my 60th birthday received hire of a camper van as a gift from my family. We were home two hours from the trip when my partner said it was too noisy and she wanted to…
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Dereel People: Ruth Uren
1.How long have you lived in the area, and what brought you here? 17 years. We had friends who had a place up here and we came to visit, fell in love with the area, saw the block in Tantaus Road. About 6 months later we bought it. We built a shed, lived in that…
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Dereel People: Julie Avery-Donaghy
1 How long have you lived in the area? Since December 1992. We came up from Melton because we wanted to move to the country and have horses. This was the first one we looked at, and it had town water! 2 What’s great about living here? I like the weather and the soil to grow…
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Dereel People – Rob Maclean
1. How long have you lived in the area? I bought my block in 1987 for $9,000. I was living and working in Melbourne but the company I was working for was bought out and I was made redundant. We sold up and moved here in 1989. It took me 5 years to build my mud…
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