Lorne is welcoming a new kid on the block. On August 1, Callan is opening his Surf Coast Technology and Gadget Guru shop under the Cumberland.
A long time addict of anything technological, he has decided to turn his acquired skills into a business. “I love finding out how things work and fixing things – anything from computers, cars, phones and I love making circuits for generators”.
Callan was born and educated in Melbourne. After finishing school he moved to Queensland, working in hospitality for 18 months before returning to enrol in a diesel mechanic apprenticeship program. The next ten years were spent as a professional DJ until he decided “it was too much of a good thing” and resumed work in the field in which he had qualified. A back injury was to interrupt furthering this career but he had discovered the technical and computer side of the business really appealed to him. During his prolonged recovery and unable to work, he tapped into telecommunications and network engineering gaining valuable experience.
Two years ago he met his fiancée Di who at the time was working at Chopstix. He soon tired of travelling to Lorne to see her and moved down permanently. When she took him home to South Africa to meet her parents, he took her to the top of Table Mountain in Capetown and proposed. “Lucky for me she said yes.”
Callan’s second passion is writing music. He plays the guitar. Before his injury, he loved water sports and snowboarding and rues the possibility he may not get to do any of them again. He has visited many countries and looks forward to the future when he and Di can travel together.
Since living in Lorne he has been using his knowledge to help locals with Mobile Phones, TV and aerial installations and IT issues. Willing to assist the community, he has already been helpful at The Men’s Shed.
