Rags to Richer

Boolarra trainer Shane Richer graduated from the ‘school of hard knocks’ as a young Painter and Docker in the ’70s and ’80s.

Not surprisingly, Richer – who ‘cut his teeth’ in Hastings – could write a book about his experiences on the wharves at Western Port, Geelong and Port Melbourne.

A self-proclaimed “little Aussie battler”, Richer, 64, is still doing it tough.

He has a benign lump on a lung and was diagnosed with Graves’ disease (an immune system disorder that causes an overactive thyroid) two years ago.

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Source:: https://www.grv.org.au/news/2023/03/31/rags-to-richer/

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