Peter has been a resident of Sydney’s Upper North Shore for over 30 years. He has an interest in local community affairs primarily through his involvement with the Rotary Club of Wahroonga and the Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai PCYC. He is a Justice of the peace and has an interest in all cultures and a concern for the wellbeing of children and youth in our community.

Awarded an OAM in June 2019 – For services to the community

Named a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow – For services to Rotary International and the community

Peter is married with two adult children and four young grandchildren, in his spare time he enjoys pickleball, didgeridoo playing-African drums-dog agility training, community work, travel and keeping fit.

Peter’s topic will be “History, making and playing the Didgeridoo” 

Several years ago, whilst on a business trip to Alice Springs, Peter acquired his first didgeridoo. It took a couple of years before he decided to learn how to play the instrument and is self taught from a cassette tape. Over the years he has been a student of the instrument including its cultural significance and has acquired a collection of authentic didgeridoos from different parts of Australia; also a few not so authentic didgeridoos including a didgeribone and a slidedidge.  Peter is an accomplished didgeridooist and has played with different bands including an Aboriginal reconciliation group at Uluru, the Sydney Male Choir in the Sydney Town Hall, the Sydney Welsh Choir and has played the didgeridoo in the USA, Canada, Singapore and on the Nullabor Plain!  Peter regularly gives topic talks on the “History, Making and Playing the Didgeridoo” to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, Lions Clubs, schools, seniors’ organisations and other interested community groups.