Just as sweet is the delight this Moruya High School graduate takes in being able to participate in an international industry – while running a business from the Eurobodalla.

“It is really cool that I am from a small town like Moruya and am able to be based here, yet have all these opportunities,” she told Bay Post/Moruya Examiner reporter Carmen McIntosh.

Ms Grace is taking her skills and enthusiasm overseas and to Australia’s capital cities, but is not part of a permanent brain drain from our shire.

She is showing it is possible to have it all – a job she loves, in a rural area she finds inspiring – yet not be shut off from global opportunities.

As the Eurobodalla reclaims its once proud history of horticultural independence, Ms Grace is an inspiring role model for other young people contemplating alternative career pathways.

Yes, Ms Grace is studying through a Canberra institution, but her feet seem firmly grounded on Eurobodalla soil.

In a shire reliant on seasonal industries, where bad job news is too often the norm, Ms Grace’s creative pathway is good news indeed.

Also inspiring in this edition is Malua Bay teenage sporting archer Peter Hearne.

The fifteen-year-old has added an Australian and Pacific Rim record to a previous world championship title.

Peter has been drawing a bow for two years and has brought a mature dedication and precision to training and competing.

We hope Peter goes a long way, too.

The Otis Foundation’s visit to the shire this week will hopefully inspire holiday-home owners to consider making their havens available occasionally for women going through the gruelling experience of breast cancer.

A few days away in a beautiful spot can recharge a whole family’s batteries