Ballarat's 40 under 40: Tim Bone - The Courier - December 21, 2023

Meet Ballarat chef and former Masterchef contestant Tim Bone as a part of The Courier's 40 under 40 series. Video by Lachlan Bence and Adam Spencer.

Transcript

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00:02 - I think since MasterChef,

00:10 I think coming from a community like Ballarat,

00:12 everyone got around me, which is nice,

00:15 and the support was really lovely.

00:17 And since starting Tim's Toasties,

00:19 just people coming, we call them Toasty Groupies,

00:22 but I've literally got people that come

00:23 to every single market, every event that I do,

00:26 and I'm just so grateful, 'cause without them,

00:28 I wouldn't have a business.

00:30 Just to see the growth in our hospitality,

00:36 cafe, restaurant industry,

00:37 we're really become a foodie scene.

00:40 Oh, our foodie scene has just gone

00:41 from strength to strength,

00:42 and we've become a foodie city in our own right,

00:45 and really up there with the best restaurants

00:48 and cafes that Melbourne has to offer now,

00:50 and we're a real destination.

00:52 Ballarat in 10 years, so it'd be 2033,

00:56 that's crazy to think, but the way time's going,

00:58 it won't take long at all,

01:00 but I think the city's just going to grow and grow and grow.

01:04 Obviously, our population's gonna grow,

01:06 but I just think, but I don't think,

01:10 we're not going to lose our sense of community,

01:12 I don't think, because I feel like as Ballarat community,

01:16 where we feel like we're all in this together,

01:19 and we all try and work together for the common goal,

01:21 just to make Ballarat Ballarat the best town it can be,

01:23 and I'm excited to see what Ballarat

01:26 is going to be like in 10 years,

01:28 and I'm gonna be right here, I'm not going anywhere.

01:30 (laughing)

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01:35 (soft music)

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