Volunteer and Service History

2025 – present Local Government Grants Commission

2024 – present Volunteer ACMA Amateur Radio Examination Assessor

2023 – present     Member of Northern Territory Agents licensing Board

2020 – present    Director – Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT Ltd)

2020 – 2024    Vice President – Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT Ltd)

2020 – 2024    Director Australian Local Government Association

2020 – present    Board Member of Radio Amateur Old Timers Club of Australia

2020                  Council Member – Charles Darwin University Council

2019 – present Relief Driver – Wagait School Bus

2019 – 2023 Relief Driver – Wagait Community Bus

2018 – present    Secretary of Wireless Institute of Australia (the peak body for Amateur Radio in Australia)

2017 – present    Director and Board Member of Wireless Institute of Australia (the peak body for Amateur Radio in Australia) (mentored by David Thompson VK2BDT (sk), Peter Page VK2APP(sk))

2017 – 2018:        Executive Member of Local Government Association of Northern Territory

2018:                     Chair of Top End Regional Organisation of Councils

2008 – 2019:        Member of Top End Shires Regional Organisation of Councils (TOPROC)

2005 – 2019:        Chair of Wagait Shire Emergency Recovery Committee

2022 – present         Member of the Local Government Code of Conduct Complaints (PCP) Committee

2012 – 2022:        Committee Member of the NT Government Local Government Disciplinary Committee

2008 – 2020:        President Wagait Shire Council

2008 – present:   Councillor Wagait Shire Council (WSC) (successor to the CPCGC)

2007:                     Chair of Top End Shire Steering Committee (local government reforms / amalgamations)

2002 – 2008:        Vice President Cox Peninsula Community Government Council (CPCGC) (now called Wagait Shire Council)

1998 – 2008         Councillor – Cox Peninsula Community Government Council (CPCGC) (now Wagait Shire Council)

1993 – 2000 Member of the Executive / Treasurer of Australian Institute of Conveyancers NT (AICNT)

1994 – 1998 Federal Executive Member and Federal Treasurer Australian Institute of Conveyancers

1993 – 1998:        Board Member and Treasurer Family Planning Association of NT

1994 – 2010:        Member Cox Peninsula NT Emergency Services (mentor Brian McClurg)

1990 – 1993:        Treasurer NT Aids and Hepatitis Council NT

 1988 – 1990:       Member of the Bouganville Branch of PNG Emergency Services

1987 – 1989:        Member of  Kununurra Lions Club

1987 – 1989:        Member of Kununurra Branch WA State Emergency Services

1986 – 1987:        President Wagga Wagga Amateur Radio Club

1984 – 1987:        Communications Officer – NSW State Emergency Services (Murrumbidgee Region) Wagga Wagga –

                               Mentors George Brown (sk) and Colin Knott(sk)

1983 – 1984:        Member – Boroko Lions Club (PNG)

1982 – 1983:        Secretary Port Moresby Amateur Radio Club (mentored by Bob Sutherland P29BS / VK6ABS (sk) , Wayne Wilson P29ZWW and Rick Warnett P29ZFS /P29KFS(sk))

1980 -1983:          Member of PNG Emergency Services

1978 – 1980:        Member and Communications Officer NSW State Emergency Services (Monaro Region) COOMA NSW

1976 – 1978:        Member and Communications Officer NSW State Emergency Services – ALBURY NSW (mentored by Dr Philip Shields VK2CPR)

1971 – 1975:        Member NSW State Emergency Services / Volunteer Rescue assoc TUMUT NSW (mentored by Local Controller NSW SES Murray Luke and NSW SES Pearce Pidsley (sk).)

1970 – 1974:        Radio Operator NSW Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade (later known as Rural Fire Service) – TUMUT NSW –

                               Mentored by NSW BFB Fire Captain Murray Luke

(sk) = Silent Key (Deceased)