Ballarat's 40 under 40: Justin Thompson - The Courier - December 18, 2024 - video Dailymotion

Meet Ballarat's Justin Thompson as a part of The Courier's 40 under 40 series. Video by Lachlan Bence and Adam Spencer.

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00:09 I would say it's the fact that it's nice to feel comfortable in Ballarat and it's easy to do that.

00:16 When you're born and bred in an area you know where everything is,

00:21 you know a lot of the local eateries and where to go.

00:27 And I think it just feels very comfortable in Ballarat,

00:31 it's a nice blend of I guess having opportunities to go and experience different things

00:38 but at the same time not be completely overwhelmed and be a little fish in a big pond.

00:44 Yeah, I was pretty young when I started.

00:47 If you think about the city in 10 years time, what do you want it to look like?

00:51 I think to keep its identity.

00:54 I think Ballarat's known as quite a traditional town

00:57 and there's some really good things as far as the landscape and heritage look that Ballarat has

01:04 but also that the culture is good.

01:08 There's a lot of negativity around a lot of different places at the moment

01:12 but I think Ballarat's got a really good feel about it

01:17 and so we want to continue that to be a place where people can raise their kids

01:22 and even move away from different locations as well.

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