My Favourite Things: Jaco Loftie-Eaton

MY FAVOURITE THINGS

Jaco Loftie-Eaton

Jaco Loftie-Eaton, originally from Cape Town, has lived in Edinburgh and Brisbane before finally settling in Perth in 2013. As Hall & Prior WA’s Labour Cost Co-ordinator, Jaco is a passionate sports fan - and follows the European football scene closely, no matter what time zone he finds himself in.

Portrait by Ammon Creative.

OUR DOG CHARLIE

Charlie is a Griffon X Miniature Schnauzer - she loves hunting anything that moves in the garden and running around like crazy as if being chased by an invisible dog.

MY WIFE, TONINA

Tonina and I married in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005, and together we have had some crazy adventures living in three different countries and visiting a few along the way. Tonina is fun to be around and has a great sense of humour. She loves gardening and cooking and we always enjoy a good laugh together.

PERTH

Perth has a very laid-back atmosphere, and I love that the city and surrounds are spread out with lots of open spaces and plenty of nature around and the weather is amazing.

CAPE TOWN

Cape Town is a lot like Perth in terms of the weather but not quite as hot. I mostly miss looking up and seeing the massive Table Mountain from almost anywhere in the city.

A BBQ OR BRAAI IN SOUTH AFRICA

We enjoy cooking lamb chops and the South African speciality of Boerewors which is a long spiral sausage that has variety of spices including lots of cloves which gives it a distinctive flavour, topped off with authentic South African peach chutney.

FORMULA 1 MANCHESTER UNITED

My favourite F1 driver is Lewis Hamilton. I have been following him since he started in F1 with McLaren and generally admire him for being down-to-earth and genuine. He is also one of the great F1 drivers of all time with seven world titles and right up there with likes of Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna. Manchester United had a good season finishing second in the Premier League but still have some way to go before being able to challenge for the title again. My favourite player is Bruno Fernandes who has completely transformed the team since he arrived a season and a half ago.