Vollie Q&A – Marg Moller

8 Apr 2021

1.    Name: Marg Moller
2.    Age: 74
3.    Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you been here? I was born in Babinda. We left to become sapphire miners in 1976 and returned to Babinda in 1988.
4.    Volunteer role:  Revive visiting program
5.    How long have you been volunteering with us? Six years
6.    How did you come to start volunteering with us? I have always been passionate about the welfare of our local hospitals and served on the executive committee of the Babinda Hospital Welfare Committee for many years.
7.    Star sign: Aries
8.    Interest, hobbies, past-times? Gardening, reading, studying nature.
9.    Tell us about your family – kids, grandkids, great grandkids? One son, one daughter and one grandson aged 19.
10.    Are you retired? If so, what did you do before leaving the workforce? I co-ordinated a day respite centre for the elderly and younger disabled in Babinda. I managed the op shop in Babinda for the Cootharinga Society of NQ, of which I am a life member.
11.    What do you enjoy about volunteering with us? I get enormous pleasure from listening to the life stories of other people and am most grateful to have the privilege of doing so.
12.    Do you have any funny tales about volunteering with us? Not for publication!

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