ANTHONY & GREG - Membership & Corporate
The hospitality industry has been and continues to be a vibrant and exciting place to be. Tim & Laurinda have met the most amazing people in their careers; customers, staff and have developed great friendships with industry people. They look forward to meeting many more! Tim & Laurinda Bark Mill Tavern Tell us a little about yourselves, any hobbies, family, or pets? Married for 39 years, 2 daughters, 3 grandchildren. Golf for Tim and gardening for me. Where did your working career start? Tim was a motor mechanic and I worked in pharmacy How and when did you both discover your love for hospitality? It just happened. Started off as employment but developed into a career. The whole industry has grown into a professional career and we grew with it. How did you two meet? We met at school How many years have you been in the Industry? 35 years! What makes you get up and go to work each morning? If you enjoy your work, it is like not working every day. Each day brings new challenges and people. What are your best achievements in the industry? Adapting to changes in the industry, growing the business and the achievements of staff that have been employed with us. What do you see as your most outstanding achievments? Our two daughters Stacey and Miffy and their children, remaining happily married. What are your dislikes of the industry? The Kknockers of the industry What did it mean to win the Hospitality Minister’s Award for Contribution to the Industry? Great honour. There are not many husband and wife teams in the industry now. When we first started nearly all the hotels were independently owned and operated predominantly by husband and wife. We are dying breed. What is your most memorable moment at the Bark Mill Tavern? Too many! Witnessing how the tourism sector of the business has grown over the last eight years. The generosity of the Swansea community and how they all participate in fund raisers for locals. What is next for Tim & Laurinda? Enjoy each day, appreciate what a beautiful town we live in and be grateful of our health.
February 2018 www.australianhotels.asn.au
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