About

I share a determination with other like-minded individuals and organizations to bring about a glocal (globally-conscious local living) coexistence that benefits everyone and, naturally, involves responsible stewardship of our environment. My background is in behavioral science and language.

I was born and raised in Melbourne to British/Aussie parents. My first school was a short stint in Baghdad, Iraq. Back in Melbourne, after high school, I was accepted into Prahran School of Art to do sculpture, but opted for Behavioral Science (psychology and sociology) at La Trobe University. I dallied with Community Administration (South Australia Institute of Technology, Aboriginal Task Force) and then, in 1988 started a 30 year career in teaching English language to non-native speakers (TESOL, University of New England), teaching at universities in Thailand, Japan, the U.K (Master of Science in Education, TESOL, Aston University) and Australia.

I started distancing myself from the labor force in my early 40s as I questioned the ‘hard work’ ethic. Twenty years later, I have freed myself of the regimentation of employment. As I age, I’m being labelled ‘retired’, but I don’t think of myself that way at all. Most of my time involves running my sharehouse and voluntary community work. My time is my own. Long before I dispensed with the feeling of being ‘time-poor’, I dispensed with what I call the ‘mentality of poverty’.

The core of my activities is advocacy of the different facets of sustainability – environmental, demographic, social (human) and economic. I have numerous Projects going at any one time.

My household is atypical. I spent 10 years investigating intentional communities and sustainable cohousing. I have tested micro-economic methods for fair, transparent cohabitation. Having learnt much and simplified a lot, it is still invigorating to be lessor (landlord), housemate and employer. You don’t need a lot of assets and a high cash flow to live a quality life.

I formed Equanimity Foundation in January, 2011 as an investigation into alternative legal frameworks. By 2020 I had learned of the many models for philanthropic community initiatives and, as my activity doesn’t warrant a legal entity, I closed the Foundation. I have philanthropically supported local activities such as an electric vehicle conversion start up company and a bridging house-boat home loan. My end-of-life plan is to emulate Chuck Feeny’s Atlantic Philanthropies.

To donate or bequeath estate, I can recommend many worthy organizations – see the links here. I suggest you only donate once you have a debt-free roof over your head!

Contact me HERE.