At the ripe old age of 30, Josh decided on a tree change and moved his family and Architecture/ Project Management practice from Geelong to Kennett River and then a few years later, to Lorne.
After graduating from Deakin University he says he was fortunate to start his career in Melbourne at the ‘pointy end’, working long hours on high profile commercial jobs. But after six years or so he realised that the ‘hustle and bustle’ wasn’t the life for him. Besides, he saw it would be impossible to pursue his passion for high end adventures at the same time. These include rock climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding and BASE jumping all around the world. Not to mention mountain biking, hiking and cycling (he enjoys riding for Lorne in the annual Murray to Moyne event – and sponsors it too).
Now, in his smartly renovated Lorne house, his office is his computer. His consultancy provides clients with advice before purchasing property (completing risk assessments and analysing development potential), building design, town planning, procurement and project management. He is involved with the rebuilding of many houses in Wye River and Separation Creek.
Time for Community work? Oh yes. Josh’s firm has recently completed the master plan for the Lorne P-12 College, is working on the masterplan for the Lorne Lions Village and is assisting the RSL with a landscaping plan of the Memorial Park. He completed the design for the recent addition to the Wye River Surf Club also. Who said men can’t multi task?
Josh is also husband to Anna, father to three boys, co-keeper of their dog and rabbit, apiarist to a beehive on their roof (harvesting honey three times a year), member of the Lorne football team (and occasional player) and a keen traveller. He has visited most of the Victorian snow fields already this year.
He is, in his own words, ‘ridiculously busy’ and yet his disposition is calm, warm and competent. I asked (almost jokingly), was there anything else he still wanted to do. Silly me! “I want to climb my first unguided 8,000m peak in northern Pakistan, to jump the huge cliffs of Norway, learn to play the guitar and to speak Spanish.”
Why not, I thought.
