Taking over Tatura’s Australia Post store in July last year, Gursewak Singh and wife Iqbal Kaur took on the venture after a number of years of searching.
“We were looking for the business and we found a good opportunity here,” Gursewak said.
“Our background is from agriculture and we used to live in country towns and that’s why we like it in Tatura.”
Living in metropolitan areas over their past 18 years in Australia, 47-year-old Gursewak explained he was splitting his time between Tatura and Melbourne, with his wife remaining in the city to teach.
Having previously owned a café along with driving taxis, buses and courier trucks, Gursewak said Tatura fitted the bill for where he wanted to be.
“I was looking and when we checked this business we felt like it was a growing town,” he said.
“I’ve been looking for a post office for four or five years, sometimes they’ve been too expensive, sometimes they’ve been far away and sometimes they’re cheap but with no output.”
Enjoying his new lifestyle, Gursewak said the Tatura community was lovely to be a part of.
“They are fantastic people, when they found out I was from Melbourne they welcomed me without any doubt,” he said.
“Most of the people know me now because they come here for their postal needs and other stuff at the post office.”
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