June 5th, 2022Zombies to pooches

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Back in October 2013, the latest Halloween trend was zombies. So, in the manner of all things scary, The Local caught up with Jason Beks, who ran a zombie hire outfit, using Daylesford and Hepburn residents in its crew.
Jason said he conceived the idea for his business one night in 2010 while driving down the Western Freeway.
“Looking out the window I was dismayed at the lack of zombies in the rural landscape, and wondered who one would call to hire zombies for such an application.
“Twelve months later the website was launched and my very first client was FOX – the cable network screening AMC’s The Walking Dead.”
Jason has traded wrangling zombies to playing with dogs, literally. He travels the region in his bright yellow van, signwritten Play With Dog, and spends his days with all sorts of pooches after some fun company.
Image: Kyle Barnes | Published October 28, 2013