I have lived in the greater Bundaberg area all my life. I married Margaret Biedermann in 1970. We had no children. Margaret passed away in early 2019. I worked for the English Scottish and Australian Bank, Wyper Brother Limited, Bundaberg Sugar Ltd, Austoft Industries Limited and CQUniversity Australia, respectively. I have travelled extensively during my working life, visiting most countries that produce sugar cane as Director of Finance and then Managing Director of Austoft Industries Ltd. In 1995, I set up a joint venture in Brazil to manufacture sugar cane harvesting equipment. It is now part of Case IH. In 1996, I needed a change and became a grazier full-time on a 8,000 acre property (Crescent Valley) midway between Gin Gin and Mt. Perry. I really enjoyed the lifestyle working with horses, dogs and cattle and feeling attached to the land. Too many dry seasons, however, took the shine off the industry, encouraging me to sell up and go back to university to follow my life-long passion for history. After gaining a PhD from UQ I had hopes of gaining a lectureship in history at the Bundaberg campus of CQUniversity. Unfortunately, there were no history jobs available, so I settled for a position teaching accountancy. At least I was able to fulfil my ambition to teach at tertiary level. I retired in July 2021 after a full and varied life. I am now content to occupy my time reading, staying fit and smelling the roses.

Academic history:

Bachelor of Business degree (Accounting): Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, 1984.
Bachelor of Arts degree: CQUniversity Australia, 2007.
CQU History Prize, 2008.
CQU Humanities Staff Prize, 2008.
First Class Honours degree: CQUniversity Australia, 2009.
CQU Humanities Honours Prize, 2010
University Medal: CQUniversity Australia, 2010. Three year APA scholarship to attend University of Queensland: 2010-2012.
PhD (History): University of Queensland, 2013.
Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, 2016.

Occupational history:

Worked in finance and later in general management of agricultural machinery manufacturing and food processing businesses from 1973 to 1996.
During my tenure as managing director of Austoft Industries Ltd (1989-1996) the company won the Queensland Manufacturer of the Year Award in the large manufacturer category.
Grazier: 1996-2004.
Local Government Councillor (Kolan Shire Council): 1997-2004.
Director of Suncoast Gold Macadamias (Aust) Limited: 1998-2008.
Fulltime student: 2004-2013.
Casual Tutor, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia: 2014 - 2015.
Casual Lecturer and Course Coordinator, School of Education and the Arts, CQUniversity Australia: 2015.
Master's Thesis examiner for the School of Education and the Arts: 2015.
Two-year contract 8/2/2016 – 7/2/2018 as Associate Lecturer in the School of Business and Law, Bundaberg Campus, CQUniversity Australia.
Permanent tenure 8/2/2018 – 3/7/2021 as Lecturer in the School of Business and Law, Bundaberg Campus, CQUniversity Australia.

Professional memberships:

Fellow of Australian Society of CPA's
Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors
Associate of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
Associate of Governance Institute of Australia
Member of Professional Historians Association of Australia.

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