Yorkshire born Sue Sharpe moved to Australia with her family in 1965 and has spent much of the time since living in Altona Meadows with her husband David. Now 75 and a great-grandmother, Ms Sharpe still works three days a week at a pharmacy in Laverton. She told Cade Lucas about her life in Hobsons Bay.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I’ve lived here for about 48 years. David was in the air force based at Laverton when I met him in 1969 and when he got out of the air force in 1977 we moved back to the area. Back then there wasn’t much here. We built our current house in 1986 and we’ve been here ever since, except for a five year stint in Echuca from 1996 to 2000. We kept hold of the house during that time.
What do you like about living/working here?
It’s central to everything. You’re 20-30 minutes from the city, you’re near Geelong and we’ve been here so long that we’ve made lots of friends. When our relatives come out from England we take them down to the beach. They can’t believe we live so close.
What, if anything, would you change about the area?
I don’t think I want to change much at all. I think we’ve got everything we need around here.
Where is your favourite local place to spend time?
We like eating out a lot. Being a senior with seniors meals it’s not worth cooking at home on days that I work. We support the local clubs and restaurants in this area. We do like the Werribee Italian Social Club in Heaths Road.
Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you?
Very little I think, haha.
