On 11th Dec, 2014, a surprise visit to the STA Heritage Building was made by a DR Paul Recher. Fortunately, our Restoration Chairman, Tung Lay Chun, was there too. She took a picture of him (below), and they had a lengthy discussion. In short, he is concerned with heritage issues in Taiping since he has made Taiping his second home. He was impressed with our progress. One, of course, would like to know more about this distinguished visitor. Well, below is a brief introduction based on an email sent to Tung Lay Chun from Dr Paul Recher himself.
Bio data of Dr Paul Recher:
Dr. Paul Recher aged 67, ethno-botanist, horticulturist, farmer & heritage lover emigrated from New York to subtropical, wet east coast of NSW where he single-handedly transformed a run down dairy farm into a verdant 32 ha. /80 acre jungle botanical garden & wildlife refuge comprising more than 2000 plant species, 14 species snake, 9 spp. lizards, 11 spp. frogs, 80 spp birds plus bats, koala, platypus, kangaroos, sugar gliders and invertebrates galore e.g. every subgroup of spider and the fascinating land lobster Eustachus sp. For 2 years Paul a a presenter on an ABC TV national gardening show, and for seven years wrote a weekly column covering politics and human behaviour for the regional newspaper circulation 22,000.
Welcome to Taiping Dr Paul Recher and thank you for your support towards our restoration project.
