AU T U MN / W IN T E R 2020
Meet a Member The Torpey Family Live: Central Maitland Members on and off since 2009
Who are the Torpeys? Steven is a criminal defence lawyer, I (Simone) am an organic flower farmer and florist (The Little Urban Flower Farm), our kids Bea, Oscar, Fred, Henry and Matilda are either at uni or school and/or are ‘still deciding’ what they want to be when they grow up. How long have you lived in Maitland for and what do you like about it? We've lived in Maitland since November 2001, although there were only five of us when we first arrived. We lived in France for a few years in the middle, but after that adventure chose to come back to Maitland. We wanted to move back because of our incredible community, family, the beautiful historic homes and buildings, and the location. We feel it is the perfect combination of rural/country – lovely crunchy frosts in winter – and ‘city’, with all the amenities you might need either right here or close by. What have been some of your best experiences at MRAG? Simone, Steven and Henry: one late Winter afternoon a few years ago we all had a lovely nap under weighted
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