PALMERSTONLIFE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2016 ISSUE

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FEBRUARY 2016

R A W G A S M PA L E O & J U I C E B A R

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DEPARTMENT OF

INFRASTRUCTURE

SH Build local workers on site in remote parts of the Northern Territory.

INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT

PROVISIONAL SUM Increasing employment opportunities for Indigenous Territorians The Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure is committed to initiatives which help maximise employment, business and training opportunities for Indigenous people in the construction industry.

The aim of the Indigenous Employment Provisional Sum (IEPS) is to support employment opportunities for Indigenous people, and to build the capacity of Indigenous businesses to successfully share in the delivery of construction projects in the Northern Territory.

The IEPS was introduced in 2014, and Indigenous participation is a mandatory requirement for all tenders for Northern Territory Government construction contracts for Tier 4 (between $500,000 and $2 million) and Tier 5 ($2 million and greater) procurement activities.

Under the IEPS, the required level of Indigenous participation is established based on assessed business and employment market capacity and project scope. A Provisional Sum is nominated in the contract schedule for Indigenous employment to give incentive to contractors to engage Indigenous staff.

Contractors are required to provide proposals in the

tender response schedule that detail the number of Indigenous employees directly employed on the works, intended use of group training schemes or recognized Territory Indigenous community organisations to deliver the proposed works, and nominated subcontractors’ usage of Indigenous employees.

Contractors can claim against the provisional sum for the wages of both their Indigenous employees and their sub contractors Indigenous employees by providing evidence of hours worked and training.

The IEPS aims to support the employment of Indigenous persons by the contractor and any subcontractors in the performance of works, including apprentices and trainees.

The Department is seeking to improve opportunities for wealth creation by maximising employment and business opportunities for Indigenous people through: • Increasing the number of tenders awarded to Indigenous Business Enterprises (IBE’s); • Improving the participation rate of Indigenous employees, trainees/apprentices directly employed through department issued contracts; and equitably weighted assessment criteria for Indigenous participation.

Northern Territory Government contracts will provide employment and/or apprentices/trainee opportunities for local Indigenous persons, especially in the delivery of works in remote locations.

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SH Build local workers on site in remote parts of the Northern Territory.

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The IEPS has given Top End construction company Scott Hammet Building, trading as SH Build, additional impetus to expand its efforts to provide employment to Indigenous Territorians.

SH Build General Manager Rebecca Hammet said the company had a strong history of employing local Indigenous workers on construction projects in remote parts of the Territory, including Galiwinku, Maningrida, Ramingining, Peppimenarti, Palumpa, Warruwi, Minjilang and Nauiyu, as well as a project at Batchelor.

“We have always employed Indigenous workers from local communities where we hold contracts, and the IEPS has provided extra incentive for us to continue to do this,” she said. “The provisional sum also allows us to be more competitive when tendering for projects and still have the capacity to continue our commitment to employing local Indigenous workers.”

SH Build currently has a workforce of 30 people, 15 of which are Indigenous.

Rebecca said SH Build had also benefited from its commitment to Indigenous employment by building a skilled locally available workforce in the regions in which it operates.

SH Build was engaged as a contractor to assist with recovery and clean-up efforts at Daly River after recent floods. The company has an existing maintenance contract in place for maintenance of public housing, and through its local networks and recruitment efforts in the community, SH Build assembled a team of 19 Daly River locals who were employed to assist with clean-up efforts.

While this work was short term, the company has offered

continuing employment at another site in Peppimenarti to six of those Daly River locals in an effort to provide continuing employment and build its skilled remote workforce.

Colemans Contracting

Top End civil construction company Colemans Contracting also has a long standing commitment to fostering Indigenous employment, and took a proactive approach to maximising the benefits of the IEPS when it was introduced in October 2014.

Proprietor Cecilia Coleman said the company currently employed an average of 20 people, with six Indigenous employees. Recent contracts where Colemans have had success with their Indigenous employment initiatives helped along by the IEPS include upgrades to Point Stuart roads and Oolloo and on the Maintenance Grading and Rehabilitation projects.

“We have grown up locally in the region and we have a strong belief in employing local Indigenous people,” Cecilia said. “We were already proactive with sourcing Indigenous employees before the initiative came in, but the IEPS is a great incentive to put more resources into Indigenous employment and training, and the benefits of doing that for us and the wider community are significant.

“As a local civil contractor it was difficult for us in the past to compete with large mining companies and their Indigenous employment initiatives in our efforts to employ local people, the IEPS has provided us with great assistance in that regard.”

TO HONOUR OUR VETERANS SERVICE CONTINUES

I T WA S O N T H E N I N E T E E N T H O F F E B R UA RY S E V E N T Y F O U R Y E A R S AG O T H AT D A R W I N FA C E D T H E L A R G E S T F O R E I G N AT TA C K O N A U S T R A L I A N S O I L .

Every year, City of Darwin pays tribute to the contribution and sacrifice of so many servicemen; servicewomen and civilians with a commemorative service. The Service is at the cenotaph along the Esplanade from 9:30am.

The Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim believes this service is a time for the community to reflect and honour the many people who were affected by the events of 1942.

“This special service provides the Darwin community with an appropriate opportunity to remember and commemorate those who contributed to the defence of our country,” said the Lord Mayor.

“It is so important for us all to continue to pause on February 19 and reflect on the significance of this day.”

“The resilience and perseverance of the Darwin community is celebrated across the country and modern Darwin is now a vibrant city, creating opportunity and choice for the community.”

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This year veterans, both local and travelling from interstate, will be attending this historically significant occasion.

Veteran Allan Rice attended last year’s ceremony with his daughter Gwenda Andrews, who was very pleased to see the service growing in attendance.

“It’s nice to come back to a place where their efforts have really been appreciated,” she said.

The community are all welcome to attend this

“It is my hope that through remembrance and education the next generation of Australians will understand the lessons learnt about the effects of war and help to ensure a peaceful future for Australia,” said the Lord Mayor.

moving service The anniversary will also be marked by the sounding of an air raid siren followed by a four RAAF FA18 Aircraft flyover and the firing of guns by the Royal Australian Artillery.

Lord Mayor, Katrina Fong Lim cordially invites the Darwin community to attend the

Bombing of Darwin Day C O M M E M O R AT I V E S E R V I C E

Join us as we pay homage 9.30am Friday 19 February 2016 Darwin Cenotaph, The Esplanade

This national day of observance acknowledges the 64 air raids on Darwin and the men and women who served, on this day 74 years ago.

The ceremony includes a flyover and scene-setting elements at 9.58 am, the exact time of the first air raid on this day.

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ADAM GILES

CHIEF MINISTER OF THE N O R T H E R N T E R R I TO R Y

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GROWING UP IN THE IDYLLIC BLUE MOUNTAIN S IN N E W S O UTH WA L E S, A DAM G IL E S A LWAYS HAD A LONGING F O R M O RE IN F O RMATION, A N D A YE A RN IN G F O R A STR ONGER CULTURA L UNDE RS TA NDING OF HIS A NC E S TRA L R O OTS. While he was aware of his father Bob Romer’s Aboriginal heritage, Bob tragically died when Adam was fifteen years old.

“He was a construction worker, and was killed on a worksite. I found it pretty tough not having my dad around. I didn’t have a mentor, and learnt to find my own way through life,” says Adam.

Before he passed, his father, a staunch Labor Union man and member of the Builders Laborer’s Federation, instilled in a young Adam a strong work ethic, as well as a keen interest in politics.

Now the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Adam credits his success to hard work and focus.

“The other thing to remember is that you’ve got to know what winning is. It’s not always about coming first; it’s about creating change, and that can be measured in many facets,” he says.

Passionate about creating opportunities for people to change their own lives, Adam would like to see Indigenous and nonIndigenous Territorians working together to develop Northern Australia.

“I have a philosophy; if you don’t grow you die. Communities that don’t grow, they fade away. You cannot maintain a stagnant point in time. You only go backwards because other people overtake you. We have to continue to grow,” he says.

Adam has always been inspired to create opportunities for Territorians to have access to better lifestyles and employment. With a newborn son in his life he aims to continue working hard to leave a strong legacy, not only for his family, but for everyone else’s sons and daughters in the Territory as well.

A proud member of the Country Liberals, Adam represents the people in his seat of Braitling in Alice Springs, and feels that success as a politician also means having a great party and structure around you.

While he cites his greatest lessons in life learnt from career setbacks along the way, Adam feels that an important point to remember is that each person creates their own luck.

“When luck comes, take it. Don’t jump at every opportunity, jump at the right opportunity,” he says.

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A YEAR OF CHANGE? K U N G H E I FAT C H O Y F O R T H E Y E A R O F T H E M O N K E Y. A C C O R D I N G T O C H I N E S E F I V E E L E M E N T S T H E M O N K E Y C O N TA I N S M E TA L A N D W AT E R .

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Metal is connected to gold. Water is connected to wisdom and danger. Therefore, we will deal with more financial events in the year of the Monkey. Monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal, so if you want to have good return for your financial investment, then you need to outsmart the Monkey. Metal is also connected to the Wind.

That implies the status of events will be changing very quickly.

Looking back at 2015, which by all accounts in the world of real estate could best be described as lacklustre, a year of change could be a very good thing.

The biggest standout for 2015 was the upward trend in vacancy rates across the Greater Darwin Area, which is the result of a combination of an oversupply into the marketplace of new properties and the more worry trend of a decline in population.

The Northern Territory Government population projections, published in 2013 projected a population growth of 1.4 to 1.5 percent for 2015. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in September 2015, noted that the Northern Territory fared the worst of any of the States and Territories in 2015 with population growth of only 0.2 per cent - its lowest in 11 years.

According to the ABS, net interstate migration losses were the greatest contributor to slower growth, with the Territory recording its largest ever interstate migration loss in the year to March 2015.

The past year saw a fall of just over 29 percent in house volumes across the Greater Darwin area (which includes Palmerston) but a massive drop in the volume of Unit/Townhouse sales by some 62 percent. Vacancy rates have continued to increase in most areas the Darwin/Northern Suburbs area reaching

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an 8.2 percent vacancy rate on houses and a 9.2 percent vacancy rate on units. And while much of this can be attributed to the additional supply that came into the Darwin market in late 2014 and 2015, there is also that real issue of a declining population which is simply increasing the effect of the growing vacancy rates.

So what were some of the ‘bright points’ for this past December 2015 Quarter in the Darwin market? Well to begin with, Palmerston saw a fall in its unit vacancy rate by a sizeable 3.1 percent. This correlates with the anecdotal evidence we have been gathering that a sizeable number of renters have chosen to relocate to Palmerston in search of newer properties and lower rents. And the Rural area was quite a winner on the vacancy rate front as well, showing a drop of 5.9 percent in houses and 7.3 percent in units. Again we believe the rural area is attracting renters from the city.

Sales wise, whilst the volume of house sales fell again in the December Quarter - down 7.7 percent - the median price actually grew to $608,750. This is reflective of the sales activity in the higher brackets with 112 of the 216 recorded sales being above the $600,000 mark and a further 81 of those sales being above $500,000. Unit sales bounced back in the December Quarter, up by 37.6 percent.

However this is still significantly lower than at the same time last year. The median unit price was reasonably steady, down just 1 percent on this time last year at $490,000. The jump in unit sales would indicate people are recognising the changes to the market and seeing this time as a good buying opportunity.

The positive and negative qualities of the Monkey Year 2016 culminate in a year in which anything can happen. Let’s hope for a year of positive change ahead.

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OVARIAN C ANCER AWARENESS MONTH ON LY 12 M ON THS A F TE R C HA RL E N E E RIC S O N MA RRIE D HE R PA R TNE R A N D G AV E BIR TH TO BE AUTIF UL T W IN G IRL S, S HE S TA R TE D TO F E E L UN W E L L. They had just moved to the Northern Territory from Queensland and she had been in and out of doctors complaining of abdominal bloating, abdominal pains, back pain and weight gain. Charlene had been told a number of times that she was perfectly fine and was just experiencing normal women problems after giving birth to children.

It wasn’t until things had worsened that she decided to go to the emergency department complaining that she felt something was terribly wrong. After a general examination the doctor told her she was fine and sent her home. Another 10 months passed by and her symptoms got worse again and she drove herself to the emergency department and begged the doctor for a more thorough investigation into her problems.

The doctor ordered a colonoscopy but advised her that there may be a two month wait and she was free to go home. Charlene refused to leave the emergency department and a second doctor finally listened and examined her abdomen with an ultrasound machine. It was found that she had several tumours wrapped around several organs in her abdomen and was later diagnosed with late stage ovarian cancer.

Unfortunately, this story is too common with ovarian cancer patients.

1400 women are diagnosed in Australia alone each year and two thirds do not make it due to a late diagnosis.

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POWER IN WORDS Whether you’re Dealing with Difficult People or Leading Teams there are times when you need to understand that Words have Power.

Do you find tough conversations difficult to instigate or respond to? There are times that a conversation will take you to the absolute edge of anger or fear especially when it comes to your work environment. Having to tell someone that their workplace attitude, behaviour and/or skills are not good enough can be your worst nightmare that will literally have you waking at all hours of the night, seething with anger or in a coming out in a cold sweat.

As you think about what you are going to say you play out the situation in your mind like a movie that has a number of different outcomes and the scariest of all-time sound tracks. Many will relate to a time when you had to tell someone that what they had done was not good enough or that what they were doing or said was inappropriate.

These conversations can feel like a separation or dispute in an intimate relationship and especially if that conversation is one that impacts on your working relationship with others or it may lead to redundancy.

You see that whether you are leading a team or just dealing with a tough situation, you have the ability to develop skills that

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will assist you. This is the power of using words that both you and the other party understand. Sounds simple…? Well yes it is if you know a few simple other skills which include active listening, building rapport and staying dissociated from the emotions that you may be feeling which can cloud your judgement.

Two things to consider when dealing with tough situations are association and dissociation. You are Associated when you see and hear the situation through our own eyes and ears and inside you feel your own emotions rising. This situation can be testing for you to remain objective and unbiased.

It is far better if you are Dissociated and can see yourself from a distance like looking at the movie of your life from the audience seat or the projection booth. This allows you to be distanced from your emotions and to be more objective.

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IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP SUCCESS SIMPLE.

MICHAEL GUNNER

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LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

IT ’S A BA S IC P HILOS O P HY, BUT O NE THAT M IC HA E L G UNN E R L IV E S BY. “I will always set myself targets at work to reach, but success overall to me means having a rewarding job, being healthy, having great friends and family around you,” says the Opposition Leader and Member for Fannie Bay. Michael remembers a time growing up in Tennant Creek when his family were waiting for a Territory Housing home to become available. The Gunner’s spent their nights ‘couch surfing’ and relying on the generosity of family. At the time, young Michael didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, and exactly how close they came to living in poverty.

“Looking back now I realize how lucky we were to get a home. It now gives me an understanding of just how easy it is for a family to go from safe to at risk,” he says.

The experience instilled in Michael a core value to be part of a community that looks after the vulnerable, and it still motivates him today, particularly when it comes to looking after the next generation.

According to Michael, in the Territory the same generational problems of an unskilled workforce and illness arise, and by stopping the cycle and investing in the children the problem can be overcome.

Setting goals that are tangible and can be achieved, and doing it with integrity and trust is important to the Opposition Leader.

“When you know that going into work will lead to something better for you, for your team, for others, you’ll always find that extra yard,” he says.

The keen sportsman has played for the Territory in Rugby Union and at club level in cricket, soccer and hockey, and still likes to strap on the shin pads for a run at the Waratah’s Hockey Club.

“I find that playing sports not only keeps me fit and gets me out from behind the desk, but it helps me focus on the bigger picture,” he says.

Michael advises that allowing others to challenge you in a constructive way is also an important step on the path to success.

“No matter what job you have roadblocks are common. For me it’s about meeting those challenges head on and finding solutions to problems,” he says.

EVERY STUDENT MAT TERS Taminmin’s 2015 Year 12 highest ATAR student, Cheya Clarke, commenced at Taminmin in year 7 ensuring a smooth and continuous quality learning experience. Cheya has taken advantage of the many opportunities at Taminmin such as the Leading Learner program, International and Interstate travel, participating in the school musical and following her sporting interests.

Principal Miriam McDonald said that Taminmin College is the only Independent Public School that provides a seamless learning environment from years 7 to 12. Like Cheya students can enjoy all of their secondary schooling on the one campus.

The College includes a Vocational Education and Training (VET) section and is the only school in the Northern Territory with an agricultural facility. Miriam is also proud of the 98% NTCET completion rate achieved this year.

Students from year 5 can enter the Young Scholars program at Taminmin. This enables students to undertake challenging and innovative experiences at the college as well as assuring them a place in the Leading Learner or Aspire programs from year 7.

Taminmin College provides success for all students with a range of pathways to access employment and higher education.

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POST-HOLIDAY BLUES FEBRUARY, THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN MANY OF US ARE RETURNING FROM A WELL-EARNED BREAK, WADING THROUGH THE WATERS OF A PRISTINE REMOTE BEACH, HIKING THROUGH A NATIONAL FOREST, OR CHASING THE BALL AROUND AT HOME WITH THE KIDS.

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Unfortunately, for a lot of us this means getting back to sitting in front of keyboards and steering wheels, something that the body very often objects to after having the freedom of moving when it wants to move and resting when it wants to rest. Frequently this will result in lower backaches, shoulder pain, neck pain and neck-related headaches, or just generalized stiffness and lethargy.

All of these common post-holiday problems can usually be resolved with quite simple alterations of sitting posture and ergonomic set-up that the well-trained eye of a physiotherapist can assess and offer practical advice on. Often this can be achieved without the need for extensive treatment regimes. Whether it be the monitor height, chair angle, mouse and keyboard position,

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or just your own awareness of correct posture, the answers to optimizing seated body position to achieve short- and longterm resolution of many common spinal problems are no further away than your physiotherapist’s clinic.

The advice for today – don’t let minor and easily-fixed issues get out of hand and cause prolonged discomfort. Talk to a physiotherapist about your workplace set-up and strategies to minimise daily stresses on your spine.

Paul Foster Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

ACUPUNC TURE F O L LO W I N G ON FROM LAST MONTHS CO LU M N ABOUT BONES, THIS MONTH I THOUGHT I’D DISCUSS SOME INTERESTING FA C T S A B O U T THE SPINE.

This month I’ll turn my attention to an article I found online researching the effects of acupuncture for the treatment of stomach pain.

Even though this article focused on acupuncture, the results of this study help explain why other manual methods may produce beneficial results in patients.

Acupuncture has been accepted to effectively treat pain related disorders by inserting needles into specific acupuncture points. Some practitioners connect these needles to an electrical current (electroacupuncture) or manipulate them by hand by twisting or turning motions.

Pain, discomfort, and a sense of bloating in the upper abdomen were frequently reported by individuals with stomach disorders. In clinical practice patients will often describe an improvement in these disorders after completing a course of acupuncture.

To cut a long and complicated article short, the authors placed a small balloon inside the stomach of an anesthetised rat. They also placed a probe into a part of the spinal cord which transmits pain signals to the brain, these pain signals were measured by the probe. To recreate stomach pain the scientists inflated the balloon by a small amount to distend the stomach and measured the electrical signals passing up the spinal cord.

After inflating the balloon, an acupuncture needle was inserted into the right hind limb of the rat which corresponded to the acupuncture point for the stomach. After the needle was inserted a small electrical current was activated through the needle at different frequencies.

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cord were elevated, indicating the rat was feeling pain. When the acupuncture needle was inserted and an electrical current was passed through it, the pain signals measured in the spinal cord significantly reduced. This demonstrated that application of electroacupuncture to the rats leg improved the rats stomach pain.

This is important research as it demonstrates that electroacupuncture applied to a specific acupuncture point can reduce pain from an organ.

This helps us understand the mechanisms behind how acupuncture reduces a patient’s pain. It also helps understand how other manual therapies like Chiropractic and Massage techniques can improve a patients pain levels and perceived general health.

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Background • 10 years in the Australian Army as a Crew Commander Aslav and Physical Training Instructor and Adventure Training Leaders Whitewater Kayaking.

• 7 years operating my gym, Crossfit Territory.

• 2 years operating Darwin’s healthiest cafe and first Meal Prep service at Rawgasm Cafe with my beautiful wife, Leasel.

• 7 years competing at national level Weightlifting and Crossfit.

As the director and head coach of CrossFit Territory, Brendan Southwick sees this every day.

It’s watching his clients achieve what they never thought was possible that drives his passion for health and fitness, and helping others reach their goals.

“For example, we had a woman recently who had to do box jumps, which she’d never done in her life,” he says.

“She did it, and it was a massive deal for her, that’s what it’s all about.”

Many CrossFit clients also find themselves learning how to lift weights correctly for the first time, or completing other practical and functional tasks to get hearts racing and muscles burning.

But it’s not just for the young and fit.

CrossFit Territory always welcomes mums, dads, grandmas and grandpas, the underweight, the overweight.

Everyone.

The setting is a large space on Georgina Street, Yarrawonga, offering an array of non-conventional equipment for the strategically designed classes.

Each CrossFit session runs for an hour and participants work together in a format far more community-spirited and supportive than in a regular gym.

“We use body weight exercises, weighted exercises, conditioning exercises and our program is constantly varied, containing functional movements at high intensity,” says Brendan.

“It’s not a big commercial-style gym.

Here everyone knows everyone, and trains together in a group. It’s a fun environment and it’s encouraging for people doing those workouts in a team atmosphere.”

Brendan has competed in CrossFit and weightlifting competitions nationally, and says the training is the perfect preparation when strength, correct form and mental clarity are needed.

Serving in the Army for 10 years, being functionally fit was a high priority for Brendan and his colleagues. He was introduced to the CrossFit world by friends in training for the Special Forces, and soon became hooked.

“I’ve been doing it for seven years now, and I love it,” says Brendan.

“It helps you live a more functional life, gets you functionally fit, and it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or advanced, if everyone made some little changes like this we would have a healthier population.

Brendan is supported by a small group of fellow coaches who each specialise in a different focus, including CrossFit for rugby union and league players and a childrens’ program, designed to promote active, functional movement.

Adopting a safety first approach, Brendan and his coaches always ensure their clients have good mechanics and are consistent in their form before adding intensity.

“Whether you’re helping someone jump, throw or pick up something correctly, it’s all extremely rewarding,” says Brendan.

To learn more about CrossFit Territory visit www.crossfit-territory.com

What led you to your current career path?

My passion for health, fitness and sport.

What is the best thing about your job?

Building people physically, mentally and spiritually.

Who/What inspires you both professionally and in your personal life?

My wife inspires me every day with her capacity to juggle business and family. And my good friend Chris with his leadership and business ethics and knowledge.

What does success look like to you?

Being a leader in my field. And rolling out new concepts to Darwin that already exist in larger cities, i.e. the first Crossfit, the first healthy cafe, the first meal prep service. And a happy and healthy family.

What do you attribute your success to?

Never be satisfied with your creation!

Constantly develop, improve and asses.

What motivates you, and in turn how do you motivate others?

To be technically excellent. Have bias for actions, be good at the basics and to make change.

Tell me what you stand for?

To help improve my customers quality of life through health, fitness and wellbeing.

As an industry leader, what advice can you give to those coming through the ranks now?

Work on quality not Price. Focus on substance, not status.

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