How long have you lived in Mooloolah and can you tell us a bit about the town?
I moved here in November 2014.
Originally I first came to Mooloolah in 2006 for a wedding that I attended at a friends house on King Road, and then came back a few times before deciding with my partner, that we wanted to have a great Australia move.
What did you love about the town?
I love the vibe of the town.
The people are genuine, and day to day life in Mooloolah is lovely.
I wouldn’t change it! I love the whole country feel, and having the train come through the town.
It was just the perfect place – especially for a boy who came from Manchester in the UK to move to Mooloolah.
How do you find the Community engagement?
Incredible!
I’ve been part of various committees over the years, and helped put on numerous community events including markets, Emergency Services Days, community singing, and I’m also the Anzac Day Coordinator with the Lions Cub of Mooloolah Valley which also makes me very proud supporting Veterans and the community.
I’m currently president of Mooloolah Hall, but yes, I’ve met so many people over the years.
What’s a hidden gem that most people might not know about?
I think the Dularcha National Park and Tunnel – obviously the people who are from here know, but you can come up from the tunnel over the Tunnel Ridge Road and even walk down to the dam you know it’s a 7.5 km slug but you can walk up.
There are a lot of beautiful walking tracks here.
Has the place changed very much over the years that you’ve been there?
Mooloolah has change and obviously I’m one of the immigrants that came from the UK.. but yes there’s a lot of new people in town.
I think it has expanded with new people and new ideas.
As president of the hall we recognise that we need to do some more community style events, and you know we are keen to achieve that this year – we want to invite new members of the community to meet the older members of the community and the cafe does a great job with that as well because people do sit there and that’s how so many people get to know each other by either coming to the cafe or catching up in the IGA.
What we find is that we only need a good flood or you know any other type of natural disaster in Mooloolah and that’s when the town really comes into itself as everyone comes together.