Get the latest gossip

The man delivering mail in the tiny town of Tallarook (pop. 748) happens to be one of Australia's most famous actors. But that doesn't mean the locals are happy about it...


Tallarook, with a population of 748 in the most recent census, is about as 'small town' as small-town Australia gets.

The man delivering mail three times a week is Samuel Johnson, the actor known for The Secret Life of Us and for his Gold Logie-winning portrayal of music impresario Molly Meldrum. It's a walk in the park for someone who once rode 15,000km Australia on a unicycle in a year-long attempt to break a Guinness World Record and raise $1million for the Garvan Institute of Medical Research to find a cure for breast cancer. When he reached the dirt country roads along his 32km route, he pulled over into the bush as cars and trucks went flying past, driven by motorists with the blind confidence of people who learned to drive on farms.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Daily Mail

Read more on:

Photo of Tallarook

Tallarook