How long have you been living in the area?

Coming up to six years this November.

What do you do for a living?

After throwing my marketing career to the wind, I've recently launched an artisan microbakery called Gutsy Sourdough. I bake sourdough loaves, New York style sourdough bagels, and have recently added soft German pretzels to the menu. My baking has a focus on high quality organic ingredients, locally sourced where possible that are good for your health – particularly your gut, hence the name Gutsy Sourdough.

What are your hobbies and interests?

When I'm not baking (which is most of the time these days) you will find me cycling around on my road and mountain bike, taking photos of this beautiful region, normally with my crazy kelpie in tow. If I'm not on my bike I'm in the veggie patch, or have my head in my beehive. I'm also a keen trail runner, and love nothing more than to throw the shoes on and disappear into the pines for a couple of hours.

What do you like about the area?

We moved here from Sydney because we love the outdoors. Bright and surrounds has mountains, rivers, snowfields, quiet roads for cycling, an incredible mountain bike park. On top of that we have wineries, great restaurants, a brewery, a coffee roastery and on top of that a wonderful community of people. There are not many country towns in Australia that can boast the same.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

During autumn you don't need to go further than the main street. The trees are magnificent! But generally I'll take friends and family up the mountains, normally Buffalo or Hotham for a hike (or we will ride up there as most of my friends are cyclists). We might end the day with a picnic by the river, or maybe up at Ringer Reef for a cheeky wine.

Is there anything you would change about the area?

I'd love to not have to drive an hour to go to Bunnings. A year ago I would have said Bright needed a good sourdough bakery, but I'm doing my best to change that!