TILLY Pinn was born in Rutherglen and has lived in the town her whole life.
Her dad has lived there his whole life too, and Tilly’s mum came from the farming community of Daysdale.
What do you do workwise?
I work at Chambers Rosewood Vineyards as a vineyard worker.
I’m currently being trained to take over from our current vineyard manager, a role that is as daunting as it is exciting.
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What brought you to your role/career?
My mum has worked at Chambers Rosewood for 10 years, and I started working there after I finished high school for my gap year.
I then decided I liked working in the vineyard and enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in viticulture at Charles Sturt University.
What do you love about your work?
I love spending time outside in the vineyard.
I also love the way this role challenges me to learn new things.
There is so much to know and I’m learning something new every day.
What do you do in the community?
I am a member of a rock/funk band called Lucey, and we love doing charity gigs to raise money for different causes.
One of our favourite gigs to do is the Aus Music T-shirt Day fundraiser.
It is a day to celebrate all the great Aussie music being made and raise funds for music workers in the industry doing it tough.
We take part in this with four or five other bands and it’s always super fun.
Is there an important community issue that you think needs addressing?
In our community we need more funding towards activities for young people.
I was part of the Girl Guides group in Rutherglen during primary school, which was a great way for me to connect with other girls my own age and learn life skills, however this group always struggled to raise the funds it needed to continue.
Football is also a very important part of our community, but the facilities in Rutherglen are in dire need of a change.
What would you do to solve change, improve that situation?
I know there are many important things that could all use more funding, but I think activities that help young people connect and learn would benefit greatly from more funding.
What do you see as one of the most important current world issues?
To me, artificial intelligence, particularly in the music industry is a concern.
I think it could be used effectively to help people enhance their music, but it also raises concerns about potential job loss for musicians and other industry professionals.
If the person you would most like to meet came to Indigo Shire (past or present), or was already here, who would that be, what would you show them, and why?
I would bring the members of The Beatles to Indigo Shire to meet my band members, and to listen to our music.
We are all big Beatles fans (the band name was even inspired by them), and my band members are some of the most talented people I know, so I would love for them to get the recognition they deserve.
What book are you reading?
“The Bookbinder of Jericho” by Australian author Pip Williams.
It is about the women who keep the Oxford University Press running while the men leave to fight in the World War I.
