Meet Our Volunteers

Born in Sydney where he also met his wife, Damian and his wife moved to the Gold Coast in their thirties. All his three children were born here; one of his daughters is a Bio Scientist, his son is in Real Estate and the youngest daughter is in her prep year. Regrettably, they later decided…

Bill, the shed mascot, builds moral, and helps you finish of your morning tea when you can’t finish that last bite. He’ll greet you, and accept as many pats as you’re willing to give him.

Picture in your mind a typical Australian farmer. What do you see? Probably same as me: at least 6 ½ foot tall (that’s about 195 cm for those among you who have forgotten imperial measurements), the physique of a Half Back, a bit taciturn, can go for hours without saying a word… OK, those of…

    ‘A genie gives you a single wish. What is it?’ is one of my standard questions when I interview somebody. Bryan, who is sort of Volunteer ‘Foreman’ at our project shed, answered without hesitation: “To regain my health”, which underscores his valiant health battle. The permanent illness, which affects his nervous system, was…

“When I watch sports, I always go with the underdog” Brian admitted when I asked him about his sports preferences. “Except when Dundee United is playing, of course…” OK, so true Scotsmen don’t easily show their emotions. But I could imagine that Brian’s eyes would light up when he hears his team’s song ‘It’s United’……