Unlike many of the people previously interviewed for this project, Mark Penny, here interviewed by Kane Forbes, had no prior connection to Casterton.

Mark grew up in Melbourne, the son of a pharmacist who taught him about fishing and hunting. Little interested in school, Mark went to work in a fishing tackle shop at 15 years. Eventually, he worked as a fishing tour guide leading tours around the world.

Mark became a representative for a pharmacy company and today still has a business in this industry.

Mark bought a farm in the Casterton area 6 years ago attracted by the climate and rainfall. He finds Casterton a welcoming town, with great facilities and aesthetically lovely.