The journey from Strathbogie Shire to the mines of Western Australia is a long one for former local Geoff Millard, who started out locally as a motor mechanic.
He commenced his apprenticeship at Arnott Motors in Benalla when aged 17-and-a-half and has worked as a motor mechanic for over 30 years.
Now living in Perth, Geoff works as a fly-in fly-out motor mechanic at a mine near Karratha in Western A...