Tony Harper - Griffith

In 2009, after living in South Africa close on 40 years of my life, my wife and I made the decision to move to Australia.

This was mainly to provide our children with a better opportunity in life and to enjoy a freedom we both enjoyed as children growing up in South Africa. The choice to move to Australia was easy as we knew many Australians in South Africa and believed our two countries had a lot in common.

We were presented with the opportunity to move to Griffith, New South Wales, to join the company De Bortoli Wines, with my wife taking a position in the IT department.

It wasn't long after we arrived in Griffith I was offered a position to join the same company (De Bortoli Wines) as an Export Analyst to assist in the ever growing business of wine sales abroad.
My background is working in restaurants and franchise, so this job was all new for me. But with the move to Griffith we had opened our thoughts to try all new things.

The acceptance into Griffith community has been magnificent, with the friendly nature of everyone making the move very easy for us as a family.

We recently returned to South Africa to visit our family who are still living there and although we missed everyone, we returned back to our new home here in Griffith. I would recommend the move to anyone with many opportunities waiting to be explored.

Regards

Tony Harper
 

Abby Smith - Griffith

For me, the best things about living in Griffith are the short commute times, abundance of wine, the blue skies, and the multicultural atmosphere.