Stepping Up - 1990's
HAMILTON
1990
1990
Somewhere along the way I stopped being single.
Then after a while partnered .. again
Then after a while partnered .. again
1990 - 1993
Disability Services
Left child protection and after a false start or two took my first leap into
what would become my main career path for many a year
Fiji
Took a trip somewhere around here
Fostering
Fostered young aboriginal boy for quite a while
Left child protection and after a false start or two took my first leap into
what would become my main career path for many a year
Fiji
Took a trip somewhere around here
Fostering
Fostered young aboriginal boy for quite a while
Horses
Partner was an accomplished horsewoman so ended up participating by association on the rural show circuit, the Royal Melbourne Show and Driving for the Disabled
Dabbled a bit with our horses but no real skills
Had a bad fall and am lucky to be walking
Partner was an accomplished horsewoman so ended up participating by association on the rural show circuit, the Royal Melbourne Show and Driving for the Disabled
Dabbled a bit with our horses but no real skills
Had a bad fall and am lucky to be walking
Changes
Tragedy struck with passing through accident of partners son
Tragedy struck with passing through accident of partners son
1993 & 1995
Parenthood
Very much wanted and pretty cool
Very much wanted and pretty cool
HORSHAM
1993
1993
Step up with career was a bit of a step backwards
Too much too soon as not fully prepared for the complexities
Too much too soon as not fully prepared for the complexities
HAMILTON
1995
1995
Back to Hamilton
Enough welfare for now
Enough welfare for now
SHEPPARTON
1995
1995
Similar role to Horsham driving home at weekends and living in the hotel during the week
Took long service leave for six moths.
Towards the end decided I had enough of welfare and resigned
Took long service leave for six moths.
Towards the end decided I had enough of welfare and resigned
Hospital
Social Work Department with a few side jobs as a Volunteer Coordinator
Stay at home dad
Social Work Department with a few side jobs as a Volunteer Coordinator
Stay at home dad
Not Partnered .. Again
Around seven years
Will leave the rest for others to tell
Around seven years
Will leave the rest for others to tell
MILDURA
1996
1996
From small things many things grow
To my continued amazement some choose to stay around
To my continued amazement some choose to stay around
McDonald's Dad
Many hours on the road to do the dad thing ... never regretted a minute of the effort
Many hours on the road to do the dad thing ... never regretted a minute of the effort
1997
Self Employed
Australia and eventually .. but not yet
Czech Republic
Sri Lanka
India
New Zealand
Slovakia
Croatia
China
Australia and eventually .. but not yet
Czech Republic
Sri Lanka
India
New Zealand
Slovakia
Croatia
China
BERRI
1997
1997
Almost full circle after many years returning to live close to Monash and Gerard
Our enterprise was growing so this became a convenient location
Our enterprise was growing so this became a convenient location
MILDURA
1997
1997
Went and got myself married again. Think I would have got the message by now but no
BROKEN HILL
1998
1998
Unplanned opportunity. Naïve energy with the right mindset
1999
Following what are repeating patterns of my life, I became unmarried … again
This one is all down to me and not my proudest moment
I was hit by a lightning bolt and that was it
Took some convincing but happily we are still together many years later
This one is all down to me and not my proudest moment
I was hit by a lightning bolt and that was it
Took some convincing but happily we are still together many years later