ROSS Gordon was born in Box Hill and moved around the country until 2019, settling in Stanley shortly before the 2019/2020 bushfires.
He found the people and the location really resonated with him, and has a sense of belonging in the community he now lives in.
What's your job?
I am a self–employed electrician, and was working with the local Stanley community before taking on a role working interstate.
What brought you to this role?
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I wanted to be an electrician for as long as I can remember. I've worked in a number of capacities from high rise construction and power stations to steam boilers and sheep feed mills.
What do you love about your job?
I find the work challenging and rewarding, and I get to learn a lot of new skills through being exposed to different industries.
What do you do in the community?
I am a volunteer firefighter with the CFA, Stanley Brigade.
I have been a member since 2019 and found my feet quickly during active service in the 19/20 fires.
I also help Stanley Rural Community Inc (SRCI) – a not–for–profit organisation, which advocates for our rural village and its community – whenever possible and am an active member of Landcare.
Although work takes me away from Stanley, I try to be as involved as much as possible in community events when I am here.
What's the most important current community issue for you?
I am concerned about quality medical access for men's health – both physical and mental.
It's a hot topic, but getting access to a doctor at the time it's needed is an issue here in the country.
Wait times are excessive and we men tend to let things go if we can't get access.
What would you do to solve, change or improve that situation?
I'd like to see the whole health system overhauled, with a focus on funding and education for support in rural areas.
Awareness is one thing, but taking steps to resolve the issue is another.
The shortage of medics is concerning.
What's the most important current world issue for you?
International instability is something that sits uneasy with me.
The situation between China, Russia and the rest of the world has me wondering at the future for our children, and what impact it will have on our social and economic freedoms.
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'd love to bring my father here – I know he'd appreciate working his way through the content of the Stanley Athenaeum.
He has a real passion for history and because his father, who was born in Corryong, spent a lot of time here when he was young, it would help give him that sense of connection we all like to have.
What book are you reading?
I have a pile of four wheel drive magazines and North East Victorian maps on my bedside table waiting for me to work my way through when I am not working such long hours.
