...about people who change their lives to settle on the Range and why they choose to stay THIS MONTH ... Tina & Allan Rhode Tina and Allan Rhode moved to the Blackall Range only weeks ago... having bought a business in Montville's main street, and then a beautiful home on acreage in Flaxton. This pair of babyboomer professionals, have found the perfect place to lay the foundations for a long and settled future. Why did you come here? Tina: Well, we were looking for businesses in the area because we had decided we wanted to work together again. Also, we wanted to be away from Brisbane but not too far because we have grandkids in Brisbane. Allan: We both started out in Melbourne thirty years ago and since then we have lived and worked in a variety of places, but it's funny how our paths have always led back through Montville, whilst we've been on holidays, visiting or bringing relatives or friends here. Although we always brought them up to Montville, we never ever imagined that we would be living in this area. Coming here has been in the planning process for a couple of months. One of our strict criteria to find a business was something within an hour and a half of Brisbane, so that we would retain that good contact with our son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters. We were in contact with John (Taylor) at Montville Real Estate, looking for businesses, and then John mentioned that retirement was