GREG Clydesdale was born in Mornington, but grew up from aged six in Traralgon, a town in Victoria's Gippsland region when his parents moved there, and has lived in Murmungee for the last 21 years.

What's your job?

I am now retired having spent over 30 years in the health industry in local hospitals working in regional and state wide programs.

I finished my career in health as a human resources (HR) manager at one of Melbourne's most respected private hospitals.

I then migrated to Murmungee where I worked as an HR consultant before owning and operating a footwear retail shop in Beechworth.

What brought you to this role?

After leaving school I was the youngest employee at Traralgon hospital when computers were invented.

I was assigned the task of learning and implementing applications that would use this new tool in wonderful and exciting ways.

I specialised in HR and enjoyed every moment of my employment learning all my life.

Many of my HR lessons were easily translated to customer service and management which I enjoyed greatly in the 13 years in retail.

What did you love about your job?

Meeting people and interacting with them to help them enjoy life was my driving force.

I still delight in meeting people I worked with and customers from the shop and sharing great moments.

What do you do in the community?

I am currently Milawa Squash Club president, IndigoFM's vice president, and active in tennis and cycling.

I am a member of Mayday Hills Art Society and have completed an installation which gave me great pleasure.

I am still recognised for my role when secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, where I feel I contributed to the advancement of the local community.

What's the most important current community issue for you?

Improving facilities for the next generation – tennis courts with international coaching standard, and a historic precinct which inspires recognition of the past and its relationship with the future.

What would you do to solve, change or improve that situation?

Don't know that I can solve it, but education is our most valuable profession.

Clear, consistent, communication is the most vital tool for expanding and improving our knowledge.

Listening to and involving the next generation so that they can continue the progress we have made.

What's the most important current world issue for you?

Climate change has to be at the top of the list.

Australia has missed opportunities to utilise our natural advantages for renewable energy development and use.

With our agricultural industry, farmers are well aware of how to maximise those advantages and can provide the world with not only produce but knowledge.

If the person you would most like to meet came to Indigo, or was already here, who would that be and what would you show them?

I would like to invite Elon Musk here and show him how Indigo is developing alternative energy supply.

I'd take him to Yackandandah and show him how Totally Renewable Yackandandah (TRY) has progressed.

Why would you show him that?

I would ask him how we can improve our energy capture, storage and use and ask him to develop an electric tractor to reduce our farmers' reliance on fossil fuel.

What book are you reading?

I currently have a coffee table full of books half read, but enjoy most "The Honest Politician" by local author and friend Garry Wallace.