GEORGE VAN DEVENTER (OB 2000)

FROM PITCHER PARTNERS TO PICTURE PERFECT TAS.

In January 2020, George Van Deventer (OB 2000) embarked on a career break from wealth management at Pitcher Partners Investment Service and sailed to Tasmania on his newly purchased yacht. Plans to sail to the Whitsundays in April were then rudely thwarted by COVID-19, leading to an extended stay in Tasmania.

George fell in love with the area, resigned from his job and founded Tours Around Tasmania. The company offers immersive tours that cater to guests’ interests through partnerships with subject matter experts, including ecologists, geologists, historians or astronomers.

The company has gone from strength to strength, named as a finalist in the 2021 Tasmanian Tourism Awards, and is embedded in the tourism scene in Tasmania. They now focus on highend private tours while still operating some larger volume tours as well. On some days when not meeting clients, George runs the business from his boat anchored off Bruny Island.