Mr Bowe moved to the city 21 years ago and quickly made it his home.

He was born in Perth before moving with his parents back to their home town of Mildura.

He later spent 14 years living in Ouyen.

Mr Bowe said he then decided to go to Horsham.

“I came here to find work – I thought I would give it a try,” he said.

“I didn’t know much about Horsham, but The Flying Doctors was my favourite television show and I knew that was filmed nearby at Minyip.

“My uncle lived at Warracknabeal, so I had also visited him there.”

Mr Bowe has now been a Horsham resident for more than 20 years.

“I’ve ended up involved in a fair few things in that time, so I stayed here,” he said.

Mr Bowe has a love for all things film and television and he now runs his own media company Crockett Media.

He specialises in photography and videography.

He said he first got involved in the media industry in Melbourne.

“I started doing volunteer work with a television group near Fitzroy in 1993,” he said.

Mr Bowe then brought his passion to the Wimmera and now uses his skills in a variety of ways.

“I film lots of different events,” he said.

“The main thing I do is footy though – I film the games and then the coaches can look at the footage and review how they went.

“I also film things like debutante balls.”

Mr Bowe films community events such as graduations, live music, presentations and festivals.

He said he liked to be able to capture the moment.

“These are events were everyone involved in the community comes together – it’s nice to capture that,” he said.

“I also like to put together highlight reels of events and put them on social media.”

He said social media was a great way to show off his work.

Mr Bowe often produces highlight videos for the Wimmera Football League and Wimmera Netball Association.

He hopes to expand on his videography work in the future and has just finished a course in freelance journalism.

“I wanted to keep my avenues open,” he said.

“I really like the media and the way it works.

“I like being involved in making news and keeping people informed about what is happening in the community.”

Mr Bowe’s work with the media also extends to film and television shows.

He has been an extra on many different shows, with the latest being Australian series Romper Stomper, which was released on television service Stan earlier this year.

“I play a homeless man,” he said. “I’ve watched the whole series and I appear in episode two, right near one of the main characters.”

At the moment, Mr Bowe is also getting ready to be an extra on new Australian film Judy and Punch.

He said he just found out he was shortlisted for the movie and filming would start in May.

“I’ve had to grow my hair and grow out my whiskers,” he said.

Mr Bowe said he enjoyed being part of the television and film industry.

“I really enjoy doing extra work – it’s just another avenue of media,” he said.

“I’m hoping to do more in the future.”

Over the years, Mr Bowe has worked and volunteered with Nexus Youth Centre, Awakenings Festival, Horsham Community Action Centre, Horsham Tidy Towns and Art Matters.

Besides media, Mr Bowe’s other community passion is local government.

He has run for a position on Horsham Rural City Council many times and although he hasn’t been elected, he is a regular in the council gallery each meeting.

“I like to keep informed about what’s going on in the community,” he said.

“I want to know what’s happening and make sure that our voices are heard on all issues, whether they are big or small.”

Mr Bowe said he would encourage other residents to do the same.

“I would like to see more people asking council questions during the public question time,” he said.

“There is a form you can fill out before the meeting and it’s easy to do.”

Mr Bowe said he had stood for council about four or five times, starting in the 2005 local government elections.

“I’m passionate about the community and feel I could bring something different to council,” he said.

“I haven’t got big ties to Horsham but I still want to see more community voices being heard.”