Ross was born and educated in Australia. He has extensive experience in industry and small business, with an engineering background. His life has been enhanced with regular on-going learning - often toiling away at night school after working all day. This has given him an array of qualifications and interests, including being a qualified fitter and turner, welder, sign writer and photographer. Other studies have included a year of law, plus advertising and marketing.

Ross has played hard too, at rugby union, baseball, (player then umpire) racing cars and go-karts and being a keen sailor.

He has run his own small businesses, including a photographic studio, manufacturing workshop and a video production business.

In the last 10 years, since Sue initially began dabbling in worms as a hobby, Ross has become increasingly involved in the Worm Farm. His background has initiated much of the diversification into motorized harvester and worm bed manufacture, video production and a support for all other facets of the business. (Except the computer, which he is extremely fearful of!)

Sue was born and educated in England, where she thanks her parents for instilling in her a "thirst for knowledge." "There's no such word as can't," was regularly heard in the family home, along with lots of other sayings that bring a smile to her face as she recalls her mum and dad using them.

Hit with "the travel bug" at 22,Sue traveled the overland route to Australia in 1976, fell in love with Australia and made it her permanent home. She loves languages, reading, being by the ocean and one day hopes to sail extensively.

Accounting and auditing were Sue's early background followed by some sales, marketing and public relations, though after becoming fascinated with worm farming in 1989, many different facets became switched on. Unfulfilled desires to be a teacher and run a successful business became a reality as the worm farm blossomed. From 'normal worm farmers', came the transition to teaching others the benefits and practicalities of the business. Regular seminars were held at the farm, attracting many locals and often people from other states.