With careers in the health field and a comfortable life in the city of Perth, one might wonder why, 10 years ago, we packed up and headed south.

Some might call it a sea change, but it is really about pursuing one's dreams ...and a little touch of madness!

His story: Murray Gomm

Murray was raised in the Albany region, on a dairy farm and fled, as most school-leavers do, to continue his education in Perth . Although he studied physical education, most of his work has been in the health promotion field. He has a naturally 'green thumb' which he clearly inherited from his mother, and a penchant for hard work like his father - who is still farming on the adjacent property. Murray is the creative genius of the oranje tractor team: he took the photo of the tractor that's been used on the label, and he developed the name oranje tractor.

Her story: Pamela Lincoln

Pam, on the other hand, was a born and bred city slicker who, despite becoming interested in wine from an early age - particularly during her post-adolescent surfing ventures to the south-west of WA- studied human nutrition. It wasn't until the early 1990s when she became aware of the external course offered by Charles Sturt University at Wagga Wagga, did she renew her hope of being involved in the wine making business. Pam completed the wine science degree in 2000 and has worked as an assistant winemaker for several of the local wineries. In 2001/2, Pam was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study organic grape and wine production in the USA and Europe and in 2004 was the National winner of the professional category of the Vin de Champagne award. The prize - an educational tour of the Champagne region of France - was a very memorable one, despite the many hundreds of Champagnes she and the other two winners tasted!