Desley O’Grady, 58, Many Peaks, Qld
Shaking the real estate agent’s hand, I smiled. ‘We have a deal,’ I said.
It was December 2024, and my hubby, Craig, 59, and I had taken the plunge and just bought a pub.
The Grand Hotel Many Peaks, located in the township of Many Peaks in the Boyne Valley, Qld, was no ordinary pub.
Before it’s sudden closure in February 2020, it was the heart and soul of the tiny community of around 20 people.
At 58, becoming a publican was a big change from my previous job as a councillor, and Craig’s work as a boilermaker, but we were up for a challenge.
Our daughter, Regan, 34, and son, Joel, 32, were all grown-up and, as semi-retirees, we’d left home five months…