Wednesday,
21 May 2025
Mt Beauty - Gerry Van der Poeg

How long have you lived in the Mt Beauty area?

I’ve been here since 1979, 46 years. I came up from the Dandenong Ranges. We had been coming here to ski and decided it was a great place to settle. I was a primary school teacher and my wife Jenny ran the mobile library. I’m originally from Holland. We immigrated here when I was 10 years old.

What do you like about living here?

The mountains and the...

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