ALAN Phillips was born in Melbourne and lived in North Fitzroy for the early part of his life.
He studied industrial design at RMIT and in his mid–twenties moved to the Northern Territory (NT).
When he retired, he lived in Europe for a year.
Alan and his wife Joy bought land in Beechworth where the couple built a house and shifted to the town in late 2003.
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