Phil McConachy, The Mill Castlemaine (Part Two)

Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 45 (Part Two)

Guest: Phil McConachy

Business Name: The Mill Castlemaine

Website: https://millcastlemaine.com.au/

Don't let the humility fool you. Phil McConachy is a mastermind.

In Part Two of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell continues the discussion with Phil McConachy from The Mill at Castlemaine. The conversation shifts from what The Mill is to how Phil got there, what shaped his thinking, and what it actually takes to build something that becomes a genuine asset to a regional town.

Phil talks through the years of farming and raising four sons in Castlemaine, how the skills from his earth moving days turned out to be exactly what he needed when he bought The Mill, and the philosophy behind everything from how he looks after tenants to how he supports the local community.

Topics Covered

/ What the earth moving business taught him

Problem solving, communication, and paying people well enough that they give blood when you need it.

/ Moving to Castlemaine and the farming years

How a compass on a map between two sets of parents led Phil and his family to Castlemaine in 1999, and what twenty years of farming and raising four boys taught him.