Bob Brackin is the Torquay Returned and Services League (RSL) president and enjoys using his retirement to help the community along with veterans and their families. He spoke with Jena Carr about what he liked about living in Torquay.
What is your connection with Torquay and the surrounding region?
My family and I purchased a holiday house in Torquay in 1995 and decided to move here permanently in 2010.
What do you like about where you live?
I love the lifestyle of Torquay, with the beach and the sea close nearby. I also have excellent access to Geelong and Melbourne for meaningful community and other services.
What, if anything, would you change about where you live?
I would like to see a reduced development pace within the area.
Where is your favourite place to spend time?
I love to be anywhere with my family and grandchildren.
What is something people may not know about you?
When I was younger, I lived in a place called Cordalba near Childers in Queensland. As a boy, I attended the Cordalba and Apple Tree Creek schools in 1955.
What do you like about your work?
I am retired and like to help support veterans and their families through my work as president of the Torquay RSL.
We’re helping veterans in need of anything, and at the moment, you’ve got the rising cost of living.
Some of our veterans are pensioners only, so we try to help them out where possible, and that’s so important that we provide those veteran services to everybody that needs them.
