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The greatest Talent Identification system for sport

Building on a previous blog, you remember, the one where I basically explained how Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush and I were best...

Disability facts

There’s an entire chapter dedicated to some of the disturbing statistics around the health of someone living with a disability compared...

“Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”

If you’ve not heard of the game or idea that you’re only “6 degrees away from Kevin Bacon” or the “Bacon Law”, it refers to the fact that...

Cyclones, drift wood, and Maccas food trays, just a standard surf carnival really.

As the book centers around the Albatross nippers and their build up and participation in the 2019 Queensland State Titles. I thought I’d...

My worst day in Surf Life Saving

Every parent’s motivation for sport is different, and it’s not for me to tell you your “why”, but I can say with certainty what I don’t...

Why did I create the Albatross Nippers?

There’s a far more detailed explanation in the book and you have to know a little about me to understand what motivated me to make a...

Is it Nobby Beach, Nobby’s Beach, “the Nobbies” or Nobbys.

Unlike it’s southern namesake, in Newcastle, Nobbys Beach, named after Nobbys Headland located on the southern entrance to Newcastle...

Why did I write the Book?

The writing of the book came about after the Australian of the Year journey in 2020. Suddenly being thrust in to somewhat of the publics...