ABOUT US

We are Dianne and Bruce Hawker and will be delighted to look after your business while you earn a well-earned break from the busy life style you are experiencing.

As we may be caretaking your business one day, we feel it only right that you should know something about us.  We have always enjoyed traveling and have stayed in many motels, hotels and caravan parks, the thought had occurred to us that one day, we may entertain taking on such a business. Better still, we thought that we  could combine our traveling and management experience and become relief caretakers.

Early in his career, Bruce, initially a carpenter by trade, became a self-employed licenced builder. During his early years as an apprentice, added to his income by working in a take-away food café.  During his professional building career, he involved himself with domestic and commercial work, designing, renovating and building houses. He was also involved with the refurbishment and re-construction of hotel and motel chains.

I was raised in a family hotel/motel business in the NSW country.  On completing my HSC I progressed into the real estate industry.  Eventually I  re-joined the motel industry   when I became employed with Travelodge Australia at Parramatta NSW for a number of years. We then moved to Victoria where I was employed by the Matthew Flinders Hotel/Motel in Chadstone.

Upon returning to NSW, Bruce continued in the building construction industry.  We  established a very successful Laundromat business in Sydney. It was during this venture that the ANZ  Bank approached us to become an ANZ Banking Agency which added to the success of our business. Following the sale of the Laundromat business,  I entered the finance industry where I secured very senior positions in some of the state’s top banks (references can be supplied).

During our individual careers and over an eleven year period, we invested in the ownership and running of serviced apartments in the inner Sydney suburb of Elizabeth Bay.   It was also my responsibility to complete all the bookkeeping and tax work for the building, Laundromat and serviced apartment businesses.  We eventually slowed down a little and worked in conjunction with our existing careers on a casual basis for a private function organiser, handling the preparation and serving of food, wine and, of course, table service.  This gave us the opportunity and pleasure of still working with the public.

Over a number of years, a caravan allowed us to travel this wonderful country with our family, all of whom have now flown the nest.

A relaxing overseas holiday enabled us to think about diversifying our activities and found we could continue to enjoy traveling and yet be employed at the same time. We strongly believe our combined skills,  of working with the public would assist many  hard-working people in the tourism and hospitality industries who longed for a well deserved break.

You may wish to speak with us long before you decide to make a booking – just to get a feeling of trust and rapport. Please do not hesitate to contact us. You will not be obliged to make a booking. We understand that everyone has different clientele, personalities and requirements, so either way, both Bruce and myself look forward to hearing from you.

Alternatively, you could leave us your details via our inquiry page and if in our travels we are passing through your Suburb or Town  we would be happy to drop in and introduce ourselves.  Of course we would not arrived un-announced, but telephone ahead  to check if it is a suitable time to visit.

As a professional relief management team, we are happy to be on the move. We urge you to check into our backgrounds for the experience you require in satisfying your special individual needs. Our resume and further information on the services we provide can be found in the following pages of this website.