NEXT DOOR TO THE PUB in the tiny town of Nevertire, in New South Wales, a run-down shop sat empty for 70 years. Once a garage, then a convenience store, it was ripe for a refresh – and Kat Montgomery, 30, was just the person for the job.
Kat grew up on a 16,000-hectare farm on the Hay Plains. After finishing boarding school, she spent time in France, Sydney and Melbourne, then headed for Dubbo and a job in banking. That’s where she met her husband, Tod, at a barbecue. He soon brought Kat to
