Ambassador
For over 64 years, I have been heavily involved in the Albany community, as a businessowner, sportsman, musician, Great Southern Manager of Aboriginal Employment Education Training and other roles focusing on placing Aboriginal people in mainstream employment, in Aboriginal health, and a member and Chair on many boards.
I am a member of the WagylKaip Southern NoongarAboriginal Corporation Albany 2026 Sub-Cultural Committee, providing cultural advice and oversight for the Albany 2026 program, and am involved in several of the Major Events and Community projects planned for 2026.I am an active social advocate for my people and the city of Albany, assisting in many localgovernment functions, and mentored numerous agencies seeking my intervention or as a person interested in improved relationships among the wider population and First Nationspeople.
I remain fully committed to my town of Kinjarling, Albany meaning “place of plenty”, a place of peace, tranquility and a great place to raise a family as I have. For me, 2026 is a catalyst for honest and healing conversations about our shared past and work towards a harmonious and respectfully inclusive future. It will be a time of reflection and education, but also one of hope and opportunity to showcase our incredible city, landscape, people and culture on the national stage.