FAMILY FOCUS

The town is well-serviced with child-care and preschool facilities, as well as two primary schools, one public high school and a K-12 Catholic high school. Across the region there are 70 sports groups, nine gyms and exercise facilities and more than 65 interest groups. The Mudgee College of TAFE offers a range of courses (tafewestern.edu. au), and for information about learning and training opportunities, head to mudgeebusiness.com. Kim Currie, owner and chef of The Zin House, and her husband David Lowe, of Lowe Wines, have raised five children in the Mudgee region. “At various times they’ve all been involved in the business, whether it’s the restaurant or vineyard,” she says. “The next generation find opportunities, and for us, it’s very rewarding to meet their needs in a family business.”