Friday,
17 May 2024
Nikola Castricum – Harrietville

How often do you visit the area?

Once a month. I come home to visit Mum and Dad.

What do you like about the area?

It’s beautiful, quiet, but there’s still heaps to do, especially now. There's a lot more going on than when I was growing up. Now I bring all my friends up here, and they love it. There are places to go out to eat, bars, wineries, breweries.

What do you do for a living?

I work in a law firm. I’m the finance manager.

How did you get into that?

I started as a personal assistant, and I just never left. I did a Bachelor of Business while I was working there and have moved my way up through the company.

Do you have any hobbies or interests?

I love running, and this area is really good for running. This morning, for example, my boyfriend and I ran 11 kilometres on the bike track. It's the perfect length, and you can run as far as you want, or stop wherever along the way.

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Where would you take a visitor to showcase the area?

I'd probably take them on a bike ride from Harrietville to Bright because it's the perfect length and you can go out for lunch in Bright. There are many options in Bright, and then we’d ride back. That would be my ideal day out.

Do you have any ambitions for the future?

Ideally, in a couple of years’ time, I'd love to come back here and raise a family because it was the best place to grow up, and it's just not the same in Melbourne.