Marley loves farming life.Harvest the Fleurieu Market Hall and Strawberry Farm in Mt Compass. has a very special staff member, Marley the 3 1/2 year old Golden Retriever.Right from the time she arrived from McLaren Flat as a puppy Marley took to farming life straight away.Marley’s owners Allis and Ryan Sherry are part of the family team at Harvest the Fleurieu.Ryan works out on the farm and Allis works in the Market Hall/ Cafe.Marley loves to spend her day working out on the farm with Ryan on the tractor whist he plants, prunes and harvests.Other times she spends time in the Market Hall/Cafe with Allis.Marley is the team leader for customer relations in the Market Hall and loves being admired and receiving pats from her customers.She also patrols the Strawberry patches and has been known to sample these tasty  treats.Marley loves playing in water and mud, the muddier the better. She often potters down the creek for a bit of a play and loves long walks in Kuipto Forest or at the dog friendly beach at Aldinga with her two brothers who are also owned by members of the Sherry family.Marlee also likes to play ball but is still working on the retrieving part of the game.At home Marley helps mind Allis and Ryan’s two year old daughter. Marley absolutely loves this role and has all the patience in the world.She keeps up her good looks with a monthly grooming appointment at Pets a Plenty in McLaren Vale and her special treat is bacon which she can sniff it out for miles.Marley’s birthday party is an annual event at Harvest the Fleurieu.  Her last birthday party consisted of 15 dog related stalls displaying dog treats, dog accessories, grooming gear etc.  She even had a special locally made puppy cake to enjoy on the day.Marley is turning 4  March 2020 and Allis is planning another doozy of a birthday party for her special workmate. All of Marley’s treasured Harvest Fleurieu customers will be very welcome to join the celebration.If you are passing by Harvest the Fleurieu in Mt compass, you will often see Marley this special Golden Retriever going about her daily business.Pop in and say “Hi” and enjoy some amazing farm fresh Fleurieu Produce.If you know of a special animal that works and lives on the Fleurieu, we would love to hear about it. Please drop a line to [email protected]

A former journalist and communications advisor, Julia is an experienced writer, editor and proof reader.Her career took her to Melbourne, London and Adelaide before relocating to the Fleurieu Peninsula in 2005.She enjoys books and movies and blogging about books and movies at [email protected]

Anthony Tucker - Sport's JournalistI’m really excited to be involved with the Fleurieu App and as a ‘sports nut’, I’m thrilled to be writing about local Sport for the App. Over the past 20 years I have worked in the media as a broadcaster with FIVEaa & ABC radio and as an advertising consultant for the Courier newspaper in Mount Barker. I’m 48 years old and have been married for 20 years and have two teenage children, both sports mad (thankfully!). I am currently the senior coach of the Aldgate Cricket Club so Cricket is a major part of my life. I also enjoy hiking, gardening, music & spending time with family. I am passionate about local issues, news, sport, business and community and I believe the Fleurieu App will be a great source of information for the region. Please feel free to email or call me with any sports stories or information. I hope you enjoy the Fleurieu [email protected]

Panda, part of the team Panda is a beautiful Border Collie who is as much a part of the team at Hilton’s Betta Home Living in McLaren Vale as the owners Julia and Dean Hilton.From the time Panda was a puppy she has been coming to work in her ever growing local Electrical Goods store.Pandas daily duties include greeting Hilton’s valued customers, going out on delivery jobs when required and regularly keeping up the staff morale. When there is nothing else to do she is very good at sleeping by the heater.Panda is now 13 years old, she is extremely clever and knows the daily run of the store. When Panda is not at the store she loves to relax, play and spend time paddling her paws at the beach. Her favourite food is rawhide rolls and she often is given them as a treat. She is not so keen on being left alone or on her monthly visit from Gary from Aussie Pooch for her shampoo and groom. But a girl has to look her best for her customers.Call in and see Panda at Betta Home Living, 186 Main Road, McLaren Vale. If you know of a special animal that works and lives on the Fleurieu, we would love to hear about it. Please drop line to [email protected]

Susie set to launch new app for Fleurieu PeninsulaOne of Women in Business newest members hasn’t yet officially launched the centrepiece of her business, but is excited about what it will bring to the Fleurieu Peninsula region.Susie Williams of Willunga has founded Fleurieu App, an app which is due for release in August to showcase all the region has to offer including news, business, weather, events and more.Find out more about Susie and her exciting new venture in her profile below:Name: Susie WilliamsBusiness: Fleurieu AppPhone: 0455 791 190Email: [email protected]: WillungaWhat does your business do?  Fleurieu App gives you the Fleurieu Region at your fingertips. Whether it’s breaking news or sport, latest weather, events, business listings, local attractions, jobs, council, visitor centres or the nearest restaurants, cafes, cellar doors, breweries and bars to you – Fleurieu App has it all. The app is due to go live in August and will be free to download.“If you are a Business in the Fleurieu Peninsula you need to be listed on this app.”“If you service the Fleurieu Area you need to be on this app.” “If you live in the Fleurieu you need to download this free app.”What area do you serve? The Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island.How long have you been in business? We go live early August – keep an eye out!Up to 5 dot points about your business journey:§ Recently lived in New Zealand and was part of a team that created and ran the Marlborough App. Moved back to the Fleurieu early 2019 and couldn’t wait to build an App for this fabulous region.§ Meeting LOTS of lovely Fleurieu people and their awesome businesses.§ Love the fact that this region is so grateful for what we have and so willing to support local business.Name two things you’ve learned from your business journey:§ There are not enough hours in the day!§ Learning to be brave and get out and mingle and meet people…yes, I quite like being quiet and at home!!Why did you join the Women in Business Network?  I was introduced to the lovely Carolyn! I had my eye on the group and with a new business in the region knew it was a great way to go to meet new people and create new friendships.