Mum grew up in Berlin and moved with her family to Australia in 1961. In Australia they set up home in Sydney where mum attended High school and then trained as a nurse. In the 70's mum moved to Cooma after getting a job in the Cooma hospital. On a visit to Thredbo village she met my Dad. They worked in his lodge for two years before getting married in 1975. She and Dad then built their house in Thredbo and lived there till 1989 while bringing three daughters into the world. She then moved us to Cooma where she became involved the Lutheran Church.
In 1994 she started attending the Cooma Baptist church. Here mum found her place as Sunday school co-ordinator for many years. Her latest interest has also been involved into her church life that is her art. Mum creates beautiful paintings, wall hangings and other creative displays for on the front wall of our church. Over the past two or so years Mum has been developing her artistic inclinations by attending regular painting lessons. Her skills in this area have developed greatly.
Dad was born and grew up in Germany. He moved to Australia in 1965 when he got a job on the snowy scheme. Dad worked for Snowy Mountain Hydro Electric Authority (SMHEA) and Kaiser for a short period of time. He then moved to Thredbo and ran Snow Goose for several years and then later received the waste removal contract there. While running Snow Goose he and Mum met and they worked in the lodge together for a few years before getting married and building a house in the village. In 1988 he and Mum decided to move to Cooma to allow my older sister to attend high school without having to go to boarding school, so Dad then was required to travel everyday to Thredbo to work for quite a few years.
When Dad lost the contract in Thredbo, he started his own business W & C Laub Heat Pumps that later became Geo Thermo Dynamics. Dad has created a name for himself in this industry. He travels around much of South East Australia inspecting prospective jobs, and completing jobs.
Sabine finished high school in 1994, and shortly after got a job as an office manager for an engineering company. She worked there for many years before getting a part time job as a pathology collector for Capital Pathology. She has also worked for Challenge, where she was employed to get a disabled man to work and settle him from work of an evening. In the last few years Sabine has started her own business as a bookkeeper, this business is keeping her very busy. From all this work Sabine managed to buy herself a house in Cooma. Outside of work Sabine has been involved in starting a Rock 'n roll dance club in Cooma. It was here that she met her now intended David Scarlett.
In 2001 Esther was fortunate to, like me, be able to go overseas to her country of choice. Esther travelled overseas to Canada with Rotary youth exchange; she was placed in Quebec province, where she was required to learn French. Esther enjoyed her time in Canada immensely and made many friends for all over the world.
In 2002 she returned to Australia to complete Year 12 where she scored very well in the HSC. In 2003 Esther was accepted into 3 Universities to study music, she selected to study at Wesley Institute in Sydney. For her first year of study she lived in their college accommodation, after which she and a selection of friends rented a house for her 2-year of study. In her third year of study she moved yet again into a house with a different selection of friends. In her last year she also secured herself a job in the city working for Allen's music. Esther enjoys working there, as she is able to use much of the knowledge that she has acquired at College.
During her study Esther has been involved in the Wesley Institute choir and Small ensemble. With involvement in these groups Esther has been privileged to be able to travel the country on choir tour, and she has also made several television appearances at Easter and Christmas.
