MEMBERS
SPECIAL MEMBERS
SENIOR MEMBERS
LIFE MEMBERS
Ray Alexander
Born: 1937
Carbine Club Member since: 1977
Previous Carbine Club positions: Founding Member
Ray Alexander was born at Revesby and as a teenager played Rugby at Canterbury Boys High School and Rugby League for Padstow United. From modest beginnings, Ray entrenched himself in Australian sport, in particular in the racing industry.
Ray began his career as a cadet journalist with The Bulletin before moving into daily newspapers in 1957 as a racing writer for the Daily Telegraph. He then edited magazines, including Harness Horse and Stud & Stable, before being employed in 1973 as Public Relations Manager for the Australian Jockey Club. He became the AJC's Racing Manager next before being appointed CEO (1984-92). It was in 1992 that Ray moved offshore to become CEO of the Macau Jockey Club. He held that position for two years before returning to Australia, where, after a short illness, he took over as CEO of the ACT Racing Club. Ray has had a strong presence in racing, representing Australia at Conferences of Internationsl Racing Authorities in Paris, International Stud Book Conferences in London and Asian Racing Conferences in Japan, Singapore/Malaysia, Turkey, Hong Kong and Sydney.
He has been a devoted Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby League supporter since watching Henty Porter, Roy Kirkaldy and Eddie Burns pack down in the team's front row. Ray now lives in retirement at Moss Vale with his wife Myra.
Tim Cox AO
Born: January 1942, VIC
Carbine Club Member since: 1977 (Life Member)
Previous Carbine Club positions: Foundation President
Tim Cox AO, the founding Chairman of the Carbine Club of NSW, has a rich history in the thoroughbred racing industry. A partner of the successful Stockwell Stud from 1974-1988, Tim owned several successful horses including Toy Show and Kiss Me Cait who won the STC Golden Slipper and VRC Oaks, respectively. In 1975 Tim established Cooinda Consultants before joining with Neill Inall to form award winning PR company Cox Inall Communications Pty Ltd. The company dominated its market, working with many of Australia’s largest organisations as well as smaller regional companies.
The development of The Weather Channel in conjunction with Austar Communications was one of the company’s many achievements. Tim has always been a passionate supporter for the arts, sitting on the board of The Australian Ballet (1984-1998), becoming Chairman in1994. He was also the Chairman of The Bell Shakespeare Company (1999-2010) and The Australian Major Performing Arts Group and a Director of The Warren Centre, fostering excellence in engineering, from 2002-2004.
He was the President of the Garingal Orienteering Club(1992-1996) and a committee member of Elanora Golf Club. Due to his significant contributions to the arts world, Tim was honoured with the Order of Australia in 2003. He also holds Life Membership of The Australian Ballet and The Bell Shakespeare Company.
Merv Hill
Born: 1947
Carbine Club Member since: 1997 Life Member Previous
Carbine Club positions: Secretary, Committee Member
Current Employment: Principal, Racing Admin Solutions
Merv has led a number of organisations throughout his career mainly associated with thoroughbred horse racing in WA, SA and NSW, including Racing NSW in its inaugural years. Now residing in his native Tasmania he continues his association with racing as Chairman of racing related groups and he is also the Editor of The Carbiner, the official newsletter of the Carbine Clubs. He is a Life Member of CCNSW, a Senior Member of CCTAS and has also been honoured with Honorary Membership of the Carbine Club in Victoria
Alan Whelpton AO
Born: May 1935, NSW
Carbine Club Member since: 1984 (Life Member)
Previous Carbine Club positions: Committee Member (1988-2008) Chairman (1998-2000)
Alan Whelpton AO has been involved in sporting administration for over three decades. His contribution to sport in Australia, in particular to the sport of surf life saving, is remarkable. Alan was the Managing Director of Pets International, a business that he established and ran from 1963 through until 2001. However, he has spent much of his time building surf life saving both domestically and internationally. In 1971, he became the Foundation Secretary General for the World Life Saving Federation, a position that he held until 1975. He was also appointed the Chairman of the Asia Pacific International Life Saving Federation (1994-2000) and President of the International Life Saving Federation (2000-2008). Domestically he became the President of Surf Life Saving Australia in 1975, adding the role of Chairman of Westpac Rescue Helicopter in 1976, holding both positions through until 2001 at which point Alan became the Life Governor of Surf Life Saving Australia. His leadership of sport in Australia extends beyond Surf Life Saving. In 1994 he was appointed as the Chairman of both the NSW Sports Advisory Council (1994-2009) and the NSW State Sport Centre Trust (1994-2009). Board Member of Sydney Olympic Park Authority (2010-2012) Alan currently presides as the Chairman of the Western Sydney Academy of Sport, the Coronation Club Ltd, the NSW Sport Hall of Champions Selection Committee, and a selector for the Australian Sports Hall of Fame. In 1996, the Australia Day Ambassador (1994-2018), was inducted into the Australia Sports Hall
Trevor Davis
Born: 1924
Carbine Club Member since: 1978 (Life Member)
Trevor started his working life with the Australian Gaslight company and was promoted to Supervisor by the time he left and joined Boral. After 2 years he became the Oil Sales Controller at Boral and after 8 years joined American Company Fabrtee International as Managing Director for Australia. After 25years of service, Trevor bough the company and ran it for a further 10 years until he sold it and retired. Trevor was also a competitive tennis player, having played at White City in the Australian Championships.
He was also the Hard Court and Lawn Court Singles and Doubles champion in the Marrickville District. A member at Concord Gold Club, Trevor also won the World War II Club trophy – 5 times. A life member of the Carbine Club of NSW, Trevor was integral in the growth of the club in its early years.
Peter Kerr AM
Born: 1950
Carbine Club Member since: 1994 (Member) Current Carbine Club
Position: Committee Member
Previous Carbine Club positions: Chairman/Deputy Chairman
Current employment: Partner, Kemp Strang Lawyers
Peter Kerr has transformed his career as a water polo athlete into a position of guiding Australian Water Polo into the future. Furthermore he has over 30 years' experience in field of law, having acted for many of Australia's largest and most well-known financial institutions. Peter’s success in water polo is evident, with his talent taking him to the top of the sport, representing Australia in 1978 and 1979, as well as being part of the NSW team from 1973- 1982. Peter became the President of NSW Water Polo in 1983, holding this position until 1996 when he was appointed President of Australian Water Polo Inc, a position still held. Peter is currently a member of the FINA Doping Panel, as well as various disciplinary / Olympic selection appeal panels, including Swimming Australia and Australian Canoeing. His tireless work led to him taking the judges oath at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Peter Stapleton AM
Born: 1943
Carbine Club Member since: 1994
Carbine Club positions: Hon Treasurer, Chairman
Peter started Surf Life Saving at the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club in 1960 where he competed in Surf Boat crews for some 12 years. He has held various positions within the Bondi SLSC as Treasurer, Secretary and President and was honoured to be elected to Life Membership in 1976. In 1969 he was elected to the position as Treasurer of Surf Life Saving Australia for some 10 years and elected to Life Membership of the SLSA National Council in 1981.
In 1999 he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Currently he is a joint Patron of the Mollymook SLSC and a long service member of North Cronulla SLSC.
Geoff Thoroughgood OAM (2007)
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Carbine Club Member since:
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Richard Logan
Born: April 1966
Carbine Club Member since: 2004
Previous Carbine Club positions: Hon Secretary, Committee Member
Current employment: Managing Director, Logan Livestock Insurance Agency Pty Ltd
Richard Logan is a former Honorary Secretary and Committeeman of the Carbine Club of NSW. He was responsible for organising the Racing lunch from 2004 to 2017 and was involved with a number of lunches and club administration in various capacities. Richard has a lifetime involvement in the horse racing industry and is the Managing Director of the family owned business that is Australia’s largest insurer of horses and recognised as an industry leader around the world. His late father Bob, a former member of the Carbine Club of NSW, founded the company in the 1963.
Richard races and breeds thoroughbreds and is involved in the mogul skiing community in NSW. He is a fellow of both the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and National Insurance Brokers Association. He also has a B.Bus (Finance) from the University of Technology, Sydney and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
Max Donnelly
Born:
Carbine Club Member since:
Max Donnelly, has been a significant contributor to sports administration in Australia. He has undertaken a number of roles within the sporting industry including his role as a director of Northern Eagles Football Club, administrator of North Sydney District Rugby League Club, receiver for the Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club and liquidator at St George Budapest Soccer Club. Max is a chartered accountant and has been involved in insolvency, turnaround consulting and litigation support for over 30 years. He is currently partner at Ferrier Hodgson, Asia Pacific’s most widely recognised and highly respected provider of turnaround, reconstruction and forensic services with offices in all Australian capital cities as well as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan.
He has handled a number of high profile bankruptcies during his career, including Christopher Skase, Robert Trimbole, Dr Geoffrey Edelstein and the estate of Lang Hancock. He utilizes his vast expertise as a Board Member at Macquarie Radio Network. Max has a passion for sport and is a member of the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Killara Golf Club, and the Australian Turf Club.
Kerry Chikarovski
Born:Sydney, 1956
Carbine Club Member since:2019
Previous Carbine Club positions: Member
Kerry Chikarovski was born in Sydney in 1956, the daughter of Greg and Jill Bartels. She was educated at the United Nations International School, Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood, Monte Sant' Angelo, North Sydney and the University of Sydney (BEc LLB). She was President of the Sydney University Law Society 1978-1979 and a Director of the University of Sydney Union 1977-1978. After graduation, she worked as a solicitor in private practice 1980-1985 and as a Solicitor and Instructor at the College of Law, 1988-1991. She married Chris Chikarovski in 1979 (marriage dissolved) and has two children. Kerry Chikarovski ran unsuccessfully in the seat of Cabramatta in 1981, but won preselection for the Liberal Party for the safe seat of Lane Cove in 1991 on the retirement of the Attorney General, John Dowd, later Justice Dowd. She held the seat until 2003, when she resigned from Parliament. Kerry Chikarovski is the only woman ever to have held the Leadership of the Opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. After her retirement from politics, she published her autobiography, Chika, in 2004.
Since 2003 she had been Director, Infrastructure and Planning Australia Pty Ltd. Her parliamentary career is as follows: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Assistant minister for Education 1992-1993 Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment 1993-1995 Minister for the Status of Women 1993-1995 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1994-1995 Shadow Minister for the Environment 1997-1998 Shadow Minister for the Arts and Women 1999-2002 Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Major Projects 2002-2003 Leader of the Opposition 1999-2002.
Keith Barnes AM
Born: 1934
Carbine Club Member since: 1979
Keith Barnes AM is also known by the nickname of "Golden Boots", is an Welsh-born Australian former Rugby League footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was a fullback for the Australian National Team and for the Balmain Tigers. He played in 14 Tests between 1959 and 1966, as national captain on 12 occasions. He was known as "Golden Boots" due to his exceptional goal-kicking ability. After his playing days he became a referee and later co-commentated on the AMCO Cup on Network Ten with Ray Warren in the 1970s.
He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. In 2007 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. In February 2008, Barnes was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. [9] On 26 January 1996, he was named a Member of the Order of Australia in "recognition service to rugby league as a player and administrator. On 24 October 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his rugby league achievements. In 2009 Barnes was honoured with the naming of the Keith Barnes Stand at Leichhardt Oval, the Balmain Tigers' home ground.
The Hon. John Brown AO
Born: December 1931, Sydney
Carbine Club Member since: 1997 (Special Member)
Current employment: Retired, Consultant
The Hon. John Brown AO was the Member for Parramatta in the Federal House of Representatives for 13 years from 1977, and held various Ministerial portfolios including Arts, Sports, Environment and Territories. He was the Federal Minister for Sport from 1983-1988, forming part of what has been a career of distinction. As Minister for Tourism, John masterminded the hugely successful advertising campaign featuring Paul Hogan. The campaign changed the face of Australian tourism and transformed it from a minor industry into a major economic force. For the campaign, John was awarded the Australian Institute of Marketing Gold Award in 1986.
John’s involvement in the sporting industry revolutionised government sport funding raising it from $6m to $36m in his first year and introducing funding for disabled sports people. He was responsible for initiatives such as the Sports Aid Foundation and building facilities such as the Australian Institute of Sport, Parramatta Stadium and Homebush Sports Centre. He established The Sport and Tourism Youth Foundation (formerly the John Brown Foundation) to award scholarships to talented young Australians in both sport and tourism. A member of the Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid Committee, John was also a founding Director of the Sydney Olympic Games Organising Committee (SOCOG).
He has held positions including Director of Macquarie Tourism and Leisure, Director of Canterbury Bankstown Leagues Club and a consultant to Service Corporation International Australia. He is also an Ambassador for NSW Wheelchair Sports, a trustee of Cypress Lakes Golf Club, and was formerly a Member of the Presidents Council for Surf Life Saving Australia (1988- 2002), a Member of the PGA Board (1990-1992) and the Australian Basketball Association Board (2002-2004). The Carbine Club of NSW.
The Hon. John Brown AO John's commitment to sport has resulted in numerous honours. In 1986 he received the Olympic Silver Order of Merit for his contribution to the Australian Olympic Movement and was appointed as an International Honoree of the US Academy of Sport. In 1987 he was named Australian of the Year by The Australian newspaper and in 1993 John was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to Sport, Tourism and the Australian Parliament. In 2000 John was awarded the Centenary Sport Medal and the Australian Centenary Medal.
Michael Cleary AO (1993)
Born: April 1940, NSW
Carbine Club Member since: 1993 (Senior Member) A talented sportsman
The Hon. Michael Cleary’s name is etched in history as one of four Australian sportsmen to represent Australia in three different sports. As a 17 year old Michael was setting near world record times in the 100 yards, with the aim of representing Australia at the Olympic Games. However, in 1959 he was lured into playing rugby union as an aside to his athletics ambitions. Illness derailed his campaign to compete at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, encouraging him to further his rugby career.
Towards the end of 1961, Michael made his international rugby debut, playing in six matches for Australia. In1962 Michael competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, where he won bronze in the 100 yards following a television replay. It was also in this year that he commenced a rugby league career playing as an amateur for South Sydney before turning professional in 1963. Michael went on to win three NRL titles (1967,1968, 1970) and made five grand final appearances.
He represented Australia against New Zealand in 1963 and was selected for the 1963/64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. He played five tests and on the Kangaroo tour scored 14 tries in 20 matches. In 1974 Michael was elected to the NSW Parliament as a member for Coogee, becoming the Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Tourism from 1981 to 1988. He was the Minister for Racing from 1986 to 1988 and was a Member of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games successful Bid Committee (1992-1993). The Carbine Club of NSW Hon. Michael Cleary AO During his career he was also Director of South Sydney Rugby League Club, worked as Sales & Advertising Manager at R.W. Miller & Coy, and was the Director of Corporate Affairs at Sky Channel & TAB Limited.
In 1992 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his services to parliament and sport. He also entered the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame & NSW Sporting Hall of Champions, and is a Life Member of South Sydney League and Football Club and NSW Rugby League Club..
Michael Bushell
Born:June 1955, NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2001 (Member)
Current employment: Principal and Group Managing Director, Sports Marketing and Management
Michael has been involved in the Sports Marketing industry for over 30 years, continually ensuring his ideas and work are at the forefront of the industry. Commencing his career with Speedo International as the Sponsorship manager, he was involved with all aquatic sports here and overseas. Michael then established, Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM). Founded in 1986, SMAM has become a world leader in sports sponsorship including representation of the Australian Olympic Committee (since 1986), Australian Commonwealth Games Association (since 1988), Australian Swimming (since1991), and the Australian Rugby Union (1989-94 and from 2008).
In Europe the company consults to the International Olympic Committee and British Motor Sports Association amongst others. SMAM also exclusively represents British Swimming and the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Michael also had responsibility for the sponsorship, marketing and licensing programs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the sponsorship programs at the 2002 Manchester, 2006 Melbourne and 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. In 2000 Michael received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to sport. He also received the “Golden Rings” award from the International Olympic Committee for his contribution to the success of the Sydney Olympic Games. Michael’s contribution to the sporting industry was recognised by the Australian Olympic Committee in 2010 when he received the Order of Merit. SMAM has raised over $110m for the Australian Olympic Team, the largest revenue per capita for any National Olympic Committee globally.
Gordon Bray AM (1999)
Born: June, 1949
Carbine Club Member since: 1996 (Member)
Current employment: Sports Commentator/Journalist/Author/Business Ambassador
Gordon Bray is one of Australia’s most celebrated sporting commentators. He began his broadcasting career as a Specialist Trainee with ABC SPORT in Sydney in 1969. After completing his cadetship he was promoted to Hobart for a four year stint where he learnt to call Aussie Rules and everything from wood-chopping and power boats to hockey and hot air ballooning. In his own words, he was a quintessential Jack of all trades and master of none!
Upon returning to Sydney he won selection for the ABC’s broadcast team at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and has since attended seven summer and winter Olympics. In 1976 Gordon elected to pay his own way to France with the Wallabies and called both rugby internationals live to Australia on ABC radio. Earlier that year he attended his first Olympics in Montreal as a member of the combined Australian Television team. He covered the yachting regatta for radio and television and also presented the first colour transmission from Montreal at the start of the Games.
When fellow Carbine Club member Norman May retired from ABC TV rugby commentary in 1980 Gordon stepped into the role and over the next three decades became known as Australia’s ‘voice of rugby’. After 25 years with ABC Sport, 1 year at TEN and 16 years at SEVEN, Gordon is now freelancing as a commentator and journalist. In 2011 he took on ambassador roles with Concierge Business Travel, SNP Security and Enrizen Insurance Brokers and Financial services.
He is also on the national advisory board of the Legends Club hospitality group, has been an ambassador for Sydney Legacy for over 20 years and spent seven years on the school council at Pymble Ladies’ College.
Gai Waterhouse AO (2003)
Born: Sydney, 1954
Carbine Club Member since: 2003
Gai is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. After graduating from the University of New South Wales, she worked as an actor for a time, appearing in both Australian and English television series. Having worked under her father, successful horse trainer Tommy Smith, for a period of 15 years, Waterhouse was granted an Australian Jockey Club (AJC) licence in 1992, and trained her first Group One (G1) winner later that year. In 1994, she took over Tulloch Lodge stable, and she has since trained 135 G1 winners and won seven Sydney trainers' premierships. She was also the trainer of Fiorente, the winner of the 2013 Melbourne Cup, becoming the third woman (and first Australian woman) to train a winner of that race. Waterhouse was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2007, and has been described as the "first lady of Australian racing. In 2000, Gai was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "outstanding contribution to thoroughbred racing". She is also an Australian Living Treasure nominated by the National Trust of Australia. Gai was inducted into the Australian Racing's Hall of Fame in November 2007, following in the footsteps of her late father, T. J. Smith. In October 2018, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Her father was inducted in 1996.
John Coates AC (1981)
Born: 1950
Carbine Club Member since: 1981
John Coates has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2001. He was Vice President from 2013-17 and a member of its Executive Board from 2009-2013. He is Chair of the IOC’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Coordination Commission which has seen him in Tokyo on 33 occasions since Tokyo was elected in 2013. He is Chair of the IOC Legal Affairs Commission, its Olympic Agenda 2020/The New Norm - Steering Committee and Working Group for Future Games Elections. He is Deputy Chair of the 2032 Olympic Candidature Leadership Group.
Mr Coates is President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport and Court of Arbitration for Sport (since 2011); President of the Australian Olympic Committee Inc. (since 1990) and Chair of the Australian Olympic Foundation Ltd (since 1995). He was Chef de Mission of the Australian Olympic Teams in Beijing, Athens, Sydney, Atlanta, Barcelona and Seoul and held other senior team positions in Los Angeles, Moscow and Montreal. He was Vice President of the Sydney Olympic Bid, Senior Vice President of the Sydney Organising Committee for the 2000 Olympic Games (SOCOG) and Chair of the SOCOG Sports Commission.
He is a former Council Member for Oceania of the International Rowing Federation (FISA); former President of the Australian Amateur Rowing Council; former Deputy Chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport and Sports Commission; and, former Board member of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Mr Coates is a graduate in law (LLB) from Sydney University (1969-1972) and Chair of thoroughbred horse auctioneers, William Inglis & Son Ltd. He served on the Board of David Jones Limited for 17 years, the last eight as Deputy Chair. He was awarded the Olympic Order in Gold at the Closing Ceremony of the Sydney Olympics and the FISA Medal of Honour during those Games.
In 2006 Mr Coates was appointed to Australia’s highest civilian honour as a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC) “for service to the development of sport nationally and internationally through the Olympic movement promoting the well being of youth and values of tolerance, understanding, peace and mutual respect between peoples of the world”.
Richard Colless AM (1998)
Born: 1947
Carbine Club Member since: 1998 (Member)
Previous Carbine Club positions: Chairman, Committee Member/Deputy Chairman
Richard Colless has a keen interest in all sport. He played AFL for over 25 years in the Western Australian Football Association , including playing/coaching seven premiership wins for the University of Western Australia, and was named in the Australian University Team in 1969. He continued his sporting pursuits in 1972 becoming the President of the University of Western Australia AFL and then in 1984 he was appointed a Commissioner of the Western Australian Football Commission. In 1987 Richard became the Chairman of the West Coast Eagles. In 1988 he moved to Sydney and in 1994 become the Chairman of the Sydney Swans.
He was the longest serving AFL chairman/president in office. In 1997 he co-authored the review of the development of Australian Football in NSW/ACT and in 1998 he was appointed as the Chairman of the AFL (NSW-ACT) Commission, a position he held until 2002. He has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years and his positions have included Chairman of ING Management Ltd, and CEO, Pacific Mutual Australia. He is currently a Director of Events NSW. In 2006 Richard became a member of the Order of Australia for his service to Australian rules football.
He is a Life Member of the AFL, was named in the Western Australian Football Association Hall of Fame and received a University of Western Australia sporting blue.
Ron Coote AM (1987)
Born: Kingsford 1944
Carbine Club Member since: 1987
Ron is an Australian former representative rugby league player whose club career was played with South Sydney and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, both of whom he won premierships with. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Ron Coote Cup, contested annually by South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters is named in his honour - his entire club career having been played at these two clubs. He played 151 games for South Sydney from 1964–71 and 108 games for Eastern Suburbs from 1972–1978. With both clubs enjoying success during his tenure, Coote's Grand Final record is phenomenal. He played in nine Grand Finals in 11 seasons from 1965 to 1975.
He won four premierships at Souths and consecutive premierships at Easts in season 1974 and season 1975. An arm injury forced him into retirement in 1978. [5] He represented Australia in 23 Tests and World Cup games between 1967 and 1975 and was captain for 3 games in the 1970 World Cup. After football Coote became a successful businessman owning a number of McDonald's franchises. He was at one time a member of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) judiciary. In 2000 he founded the Men of League program which supports former players, officials and referees who have fallen on hard times. The program offers practical assistance and grants for medical operations; it mentors players about to retire from the game and promotes the game in regional areas.
As at 2007 Ron Coote is President of the Men of League Program. In 2004 he was named by Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team,consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from 1908 through to 2004, Coote has also been named in a team comprising Eastern Suburbs greatest ever players. In 2005 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. In February 2008, Coote was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. Coote went on to be named in the second-row in Australian rugby league's Team of the Century.
Announced on 17 April 2008, the team is the panel's majority choice for each of the thirteen starting positions and four interchange players. In 2008 New South Wales announced their rugby league team of the century also and again Coote was named at second-row. Coote was made a life member of the Sydney Cricket Ground and a plaque in the Walk of Honour there commemorates his career. He is a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
Ron Graham AM (2001)
Born: 1946
Carbine Club Member since: 2001
Employment: Former Managing Partner - Heidrick and Struggles (now retired)
Ron Graham is one of Australia’s rugby union greats. The former Wallaby played 18 Tests for Australia throughout the 1970’s as a front rower and also captained the NSW side from 1972 to 1978. Ron was the stalwart of the St George District Rugby Club, captaining the side between 1969 and 1978, playing 179 games for the club, of which 167 of them were in first grade.
His involvement in rugby union has continued well beyond his playing years and has seen him hold senior positions within the sport over a number of years. These roles have included Chairman on NSW Rugby Union, President NSW Rugby Union, President of the Australian Barbarians Rugby Club, and Chairman of Australian Rugby Union. Ron also held the role as President of Rugby Australia. Ron is a Life Member of NSW Rugby and is a former Trustee of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust.
Ron’s efforts as an Australian sporting star and as a leading administrator have seen him inducted into the Sutherland Shire Sporting Hall of Fame, becoming the first rugby union player to be bestowed with the honour. In 2015 He was awarded an AM for his services to the Community and to Rugby Union.
Ron Quinton OAM (1985)
Born: 1985 (Member)
Carbine Club Member since: 1977
Current employment: Horse Trainer During his jockeying years
Ron Quinton was widely regarded as one of the best to ever don a set of silks. Having ridden 2168 winners throughout the course of his career, Ron’s results speak for themselves. His success can be attributed to his master trainer Theo Green, who guided him to the Sydney Apprentices’ Title in the 1966/67’ season. After a five year apprentice, Ron was finally granted his jockeys license in 1969, seeing immediate success winning the first of his eight Sydney senior premierships in the 1969/70’ season. Ron rode 46 horses to group one wins, and a further 190 first place finishes in feature races.
This included victories in some of the most prestigious events including the Cox Plate, the Victorian Derby, the Australian Jockey Clubs Oaks and the Golden Slipper in Australia, along with experiencing success around the world. Once his 28 years of riding horses at his home track at Randwick came to a close in 1993, Ron immediately turned his attention to the training arena, showing up the day following his retirement to begin work on the other side of the fence. Ron has since produced much success as a trainer with group one wins in the Salinger Stakes and Victorian Oaks and continues his role as a world class trainer. Ron’s commitment to the racing community extends far beyond his own stables, formerly a member of the Jockeys Association, and more recently on the Trainers Association committee.
Ron also followed in the footsteps of his mentor Green, developing a number of successful apprentice jockeys, as well as aiding in the development of many other inspiring jockeys along the way. Ron is highly regarded in the racing community, and is regularly asked for his input into current matters affecting the industry. This high regard was rewarded with an induction into the Australian Racing Museum Hall of Fame in 2006.
Patrick Corrigan (1998)
Born: September 1932, China
Carbine Club Member since: 1998 (Member)
Current employment: Chairman, UBI Logistics
For 30 years Patrick Corrigan AM has been a competitor in Sydney Harbour Yachting and has been the longest continuous sponsor of 18 foot skiff sailing in NSW. He is now a Life Member of the NSW 18 foot Sailing Club and founded the Gold Coast Jet Ski Club. While his passion for sailing provides an opportunity to relax in his spare time, when he is not on the water Patrick is the Chairman of UBI Logistics and has forged a career as a successful businessman in the freight forwarding industry, founding and leading a number of freight companies over the years. Patrick opened Corrigan Express in 1967, and developed the internationally successful business, before selling it in 1972.
He then went on to found the Australian Perishable Freight Forwarding Association, formerly Pace Express, in 1989, before selling it in 2000. Since then he has spent much of his time working as a consultant and a Non- Executive director of several boards including Hyperion Flagship Ltd, Global Masters Ltd and the Gold Coast Art Centre. An avid art collector, Patrick has served as a patron of the National Association for the Visual and Craft ‘Artists' Grant Scheme’ for over twelve years.
Patrick has donated several items from his personal collection and is a life benefactor of the Art Gallery of NSW Library, and the State Library of Queensland. Patrick’s invaluable contribution to Australian culture was formally acknowledged in 2000, when he became a member of the Order of Australia for his services to the visual arts.
John Devitt AM (1978)
Born: February 1937, NSW
Carbine Club Member since: 1974 (Special Member)
Current employment: Retired
John Devitt is one of Australia’s sporting greats and a multiple Olympic medallist. The former Australian sprint freestyle swimmer’s career included a gold medal winning performance in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. At his home Olympic Games John also finished with a silver medal in the men’s 100m freestyle. John continued his success in the pool winning his second Olympic gold in the men’s 100m freestyle at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. He also finished with a bronze medal in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Games.
Following a career of distinction in the pool John continued his involvement in the sport of swimming, becoming an International Director and Board Member of Speedo (1957-1979). In 1988 he was elected Director of Australian Swimming, a position that he held until 2004. He was also President 2001-2004 John also was a member of the Australian Olympic Committee (1985-2001) and in 1991 he was elected as Vice President, a position he held until his retirement in 2001.
John’s outstanding sporting achievements and his commitment to sport post his athletic career have seen him receive several accolades for his efforts. In 2000 he was awarded the International Olympic Committee Silver Award and he has also been inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame in Melbourne and the Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale USA. In 2008 he was awarded the FINA Prize and in 1989 he became a Member of the Order of Australia.
Ralph Doubell AM (1998)
Born: Melbourne 1945
Carbine Club Member since: 1998
Born in Melbourne, Ralph Doubell had a relatively short international athletics career, but he managed to reach his peak at just the right time and in just the right place - an Olympic Games final. When Doubell won the 800m at the 1968 Mexico City Games he became the first Australian to win over that distance since Edwin Flack 72 years before. The time he ran, 1min 44.4sec, equalled the 1962 world record set by New Zealand's Peter Snell; it still stands as the fastest by an Australian. Doubell was a comparatively late starter in athletics, having run his first half-mile at the age of 17 at Melbourne High School. As a student at Melbourne University, Doubell competed in an intervarsity championship in Adelaide, and in the course of doing so, realised that athletics might provide him with a means for travel, otherwise unavailable to a poor student.
He returned to Melbourne and approached legendary Austrian-born coach Franz Stampfl, the coach at the University, signalling the beginning of a unique and successful partnership. Doubell also competed at the 1966 Kingston (Jamaica) British Commonwealth Games and finished sixth in the 880yds. He had the same result at the 1970 Edinburgh Games. At the 1969 Pacific Conference Games he won the 800m in 1:48.0. Doubell had planned to compete at the 1972 Munich Olympics, but was prevented by calf injuries, which hastened his retirement. In the same year he was admitted to the Harvard Business School where he graduated in 1974 with an MBA.
He was the Australian 880yds/800m champion in 1964/65, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1968/69, and 1969/70. In 2006, Doubell was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to athletics through administrative roles, particularly with Athletics New South Wales, and as a competitor.
Peter Falk OAM (1992)
Born: February 1940, NSW
Carbine Club Member since: 1991 (Senior Member)
Previous Carbine Club positions: Chairman / Deputy Chairman / Treasurer
Current employment: Client Advisor, Bell Potter Securities Limited Former Carbine Club Chairman (2002-2003)
Peter Falk has had a lifelong involvement with sport, which began with rugby union in 1958. His playing career included 260 games, 69 of which were first grade for Easts Rugby Club and a tour of Japan in 1967. Following his rugby career, Peter continued his contribution to the sporting industry by becoming Treasurer at Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club (1967-1974), Director of Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club (1998), and President Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club (1991-2001).
He was also heavily involved in the administration of Sydney Rugby Union and NSW Rugby Union. At a national level he was a member of council of the Australian Rugby Football Union (1972- 1986), Deputy Chairman of Australian Rugby Football Union (1976-1985), Vice President (1988-1994) and Chairman of the Pacific Aid Committee (1990-1992). He was also the Director of Wallabies Promotions and Marketing Pty Limited (1992-1993). Peter has also played a role in team management at a national level, managing the following teams; Australian Seven a Side Team (1981-1983 &1994-1995), Emerging Wallabies (1991), AIS Australian Under-21 (1992-1993), emerging Wallabies Tour of Zimbabwe, Namibia & South Africa (1993), and Australian Wallabies (1994-1996) including the 1995 World Cup in South Africa and the1996 undefeated world tour to Italy and the United Kingdom. Outside of the sporting arena, Peter has also been a successful businessman, working as a chartered account and stockbroker for a number of years. Peter presently works as a client advisor for Bell Potter Securities Limited.
Peter is the Trustee and Treasurer at St Vincent’s Clinic foundation and a member of the Sydney Legacy Corporate Advisory Panel. He was a member the Australian Commonwealth Games Finance Committee (1998), the Sydney Olympic Games Canadian Attaché (2000) and ambassador of the National Museum of Australia (2002-2004). The Carbine Club of NSW Peter Falk OAM His contribution to sport was recognised in 2000 when he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal and in 2007 he was honoured with the Order of Australia Medal. He is a Life Member of Easts Rugby Union Club and the Sydney Rugby Union Club and a member of the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Australian Club, Australian Turf Club and NSW Rugby Club.
Tony Gresham MBE (1978)
Born: 1940
Carbine Club Member since: 1978
Tony Gresham, widely regarded as one of Australia’s best ever amateur golfers. Gresham has a trophy cabinet overflowing with the spoils of his many international, national, state, district, senior and club level championship victories. His achievements include: Named World Amateur Champion in 1972 for having the lowest individual score in the Eisenhower Cup (World Amateur Teams championship).
Four other international individual wins, French Amateur (1) Asia Pacific Seniors (3). Australian Amateur Champion 1975, British Amateur Semi Finalist 1979/81, NSW Open Championship 1975, SA Open Championship 1976, 7 Eisenhower Teams 1968-80, ACT Amateur Australian Medallist (4), NSW Vardon (13), NSW champion of Champions (3). National Team wins 6: NSW Men’s foursomes (4), NSW mixed foursomes (2). Best performances in Australian Senior Amateur Golf include 3 Australian Senior Championships, 3 Individual Asia Pacific Seniors (Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau), 4 Asia Pacific Senior Teams (Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, New Zealand), 2 NSW Senior Championships. At Pennant Hills Golf Club has won some 50 individual Trophy events including 25 club championships, 8 Seniors championships, 2 President Cups, 1 Gold Button, 3 E.J. Hyde Cups, I August Eclectic. 10 Pennant Hills Cups. 18 team events at PHGC including 16 Foursomes champs, and 2 Marks Cups Then 28 Mixed events at PHGC including 19 Mixed Foursomes and 9 Lilian Marks Cups (all with wife Wendy).
And the best golfer Greshman says he has played with? Jack Nicklaus.
Rob Hirst (1986)
Born: 1946
Carbine Club Member since: 1986
For many years now Rob has been a remarkable, tireless and genuine campaigner for Australian wine at home and overseas. Rob’s understanding of, and contribution to, fine wine has spanned several decades, representing many of the world’s truly great brands during his tenure at the helm of Tucker Seabrook and continues today as Chairman of Fine Wine Partners,” he said. Rob has been an active member, national president and board participant of WCA for many years – and he continues to sit on the WCA Board.” He is a staunch believer in wine education and training, and his facilitation of both the Court of Master Sommeliers since 2008 and the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) since 2009 has given thousands of Australia professionals the opportunity to elevate their qualifications in Australia, including two Master Sommeliers working in our industry.
He epitomises the ethos of WCA, to ‘Educate, Engage, Learn and Inspire’ and for all of these reasons Rob had the unanimous support from the NSW Chapter and the National Board to be awarded this year’s NSW Legend of the Vine.” Rob, a Chartered Accountant and MBA (Marketing-Macquarie) started in the liquor industry 30 years ago after eight years with PWC, two years as a Troop Commander in the Australian Army during the Vietnam Conflict and two years with Rothmans Group in Melbourne. In 1985 he took over Tucker Seabrook which became a national organisation specialising in premium wines, spirits, liqueurs and beers. Then in 2005, Tucker Seabrook merged with the Lion Nathan Wine Group to form Fine Wine Partners, where Rob was appointed Chairman.
In 2006, Rob, with late wife, Judy, was inducted into the Restaurant and Catering Australia Hall of Fame for services to industry – and his commitment continues through initiatives such as ‘Australia’s Wine List of the Year Award’, which he started more than 20 years ago. As a 2015 NSW Legend of the Vine recipient, Rob receives life-time membership to WCA, joining a highlyrespected list of names including Colin Campbell, Patrick Iland, David Lowe, Phil Laffer, James Halliday, Huon Hooke, Chris Anstee and Lyndey Milan.
Stuart MacDougall AM (2002)
Born: 1947
Carbine Club Member since: 2002
Stuart is a former Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies eight times. At the age of twenty-three, MacDougall was selected to represent New South Wales against Queensland.
The following year he played in his first test match against South Africa against a back drop of antiapartheid demonstrations. He toured England in 1973–74 and played three tests against New Zealand in 1974. He played his three final tests against England, two at home in 1975 and once on the 1975-76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland.
Jim Murphy (1994)
Born: March 1944
Carbine Club Member since: 1992
Previous Carbine Club positions: Secretary
Retired Jim Murphy enjoyed a long career in the Thoroughbred Racing Industry. His positions included Secretary of Tamworth Jockey Club and Hawkesbury Race Club; Managing Director of AWA Totalisators; CEO of the South Australian Jockey Club; International Marketing Manager of Sky Channel; and the initial CEO of Racing NSW (then known as the Thoroughbred Racing Board). After retiring, he served as CEO of Racingcorp, a body representing the three Racing Codes in their dealings with Tabcorp. Now retired, Jim retains a strong interest in racing, and serves on the Racing NSW Appeals Panel. He retains membership of the ATC and Hawkesbury Race Club, and a number of Sporting Clubs in Manly
Bob Simpson (1988)
Born: Marrickville 1936
Carbine Club Member since: 1988
Bob is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia, captaining the national team from 1963/64 until 1967/68, and again in 1977–78. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian team. Simpson played as a right-handed batsman and semi-regular leg spin bowler. After ten years in retirement, he returned to the spotlight at age 41 to captain Australia during the era of World Series Cricket. In 1986 he was appointed coach of the Australian team, a position he held until being replaced by Geoff Marsh in July 1996.
Under Simpson's tutelage, the team went from a struggling team, losing a succession of Test series, to the strongest team in world cricket. Some of the team's greatest achievements in his time as coach were winning the 1987 World Cup, regaining The Ashes in England in 1989, and overcoming the previously dominant West Indies on their home grounds in 1995. He also coached county cricket in England, with Leicestershire and Lancashire Simpson was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965 and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2006 and the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2013.
He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1978 and upgraded to Officer of the order in 2007. He received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Centenary Medal in 2001.
Rob Thornton (1996)
Born: Adelaide 1941
Carbine Club Member since: 1996
Born in Adelaide and educated at Mosman Public School and Sydney Grammar, Rob inherited his love of sailing from his father. He competed in two America's Cup challenges, in Gretel in 1962 and Dame Pattie in 1967. In 1972, at the age of 31, Rob was selected for the Australian Olympic Team to compete in Munich. He sailed in the two man Tempest class with partner Gordon Ingate and they achieved a 12th placing.
He was chosen as Operations Director for the Australian Olympic Team for the 1992, 1994 and 2000 Olympics and for the Australian Commonwealth Games Team to compete in Kuala Lumpa in 1998. Robert has received an Australian Sports Medal and an Order of Merit for his work in sport.
Peter Montgomery AM (1983)
Born: 1950
Carbine Club Member since: 1983 (Special Member)
Previous Carbine Club positions: Member
Current employment: Vice President, Australian Olympic Committee
Peter Montgomery’s life has been a successful combination of sport and business. A four time Olympian, Peter has achieved similar success in business as a real estate investor, property developer, public company director and solicitor. Raised on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, it was inevitable that Peter would end up in the water. He started water polo while attending Narrabeen Boys High and went on to continue playing it while studying at the University of Sydney. Water Polo took Peter to the pinnacle of sport, The Olympic Games, attending his first in 1972 (Munich) and going on to play at the 1976 (Montreal), 1980 (Moscow) and 1984 (Los Angeles). Peter was considered one of the greatest players of the 70-80’s, with the Australian team’s best ever performance of fifth place coming at the Los Angeles games, when Peter captained the team. Through his career he played 510 games for Australia and attended four world championships and the first Water Polo World Cup. Peter captained Australia 167 times. When Peter’s sporting career finished he still held a strong passion for both the sport of Water Polo and the Olympic movement and has been a part of every Olympics as a player or official since 1972. Peter became the Honorary Secretary of the FINA Technical Water Polo Committee in 1984, holding this position until 1992. He has held many positions within Australian Water Polo Inc, including Treasurer and Vice-President, having had a key role in the foundation of Australian Water Polo Inc. in 1982.
He was elected Chairman of the first Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Athletes Commission in 1984. In 1989, Peter became an executive member of the board and in 2001 became Vice-president, a position he still holds. He became a member of the IOC Athletes Commission in 1988 resigning in 1999 in order to clear the way for the election of another Australian (Susie O’Neill) at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Peter was a member of the Sydney 2000 Bid Committee 1991-1993 and the IOC Coordination Commissions 1988, As at May 2020 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2000 Olympic Games. Altogether he has been a member of six different commissions of the IOC. Peter was a Member of the Board of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1984-1989 and the Australian Sports Commission from 1988-1989.
Peter was also the Foundation President of the World Olympians Association (WOA) from 1995-1999 and a foundation member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport from 1995-2001 – the world’s highest sport legal authority. In addition to his sporting and honorary administration achievements, Peter has also had a successful business career. After graduating from the University of Sydney in 1972 with a Bachelor of Laws, he became and still is, a solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court. His portfolio of property interests includes the beautiful Bonville Golf Resort, Coffs Harbour, NSW, as well as Jonah’s Restaurant and Boutique Hotel at Whale Beach, Sydney. Peter has had numerous honours bestowed upon him. In 2002, at the Salt Lake City Winter Games, he was awarded the Olympic Order by Jacques Rogge, the IOC President, for services to the Olympic movement. He is a Life Member and Patron of Australian Water Polo and a Life Member of the AOC.
He has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame, most notably the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. He was admitted to the Order of Australia as a member and also awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his services to water polo and the Olympic movement. The University of Sydney’s Aquatic Centre is named the Peter Montgomery Olympic Pool. His role in sporting officialdom has always been in an honorary capacity.
Frank Tagg (1993)
Born: January 1949
Carbine Club Member since: 1993 (Member)
Current employment: Creating new fast casual chicken chain Mavericks
Dating back to the late 1960’s, Frank Tagg’s passion for sport began when he played firsts Rugby League for the Western Suburb Magpies. From there Frank’s business success arose from his investment in McDonalds franchises that successfully gained traction during the 1980s.
It was this early business success that allowed Frank to follow one of his passions, horses, and he began to invest in the ownership and breeding of horses, a career move which would ultimately define him. Frank achieved immediate success within the industry, spotting young Tony Vasil amongst a plethora of trainers and inviting him to join his team and train his horses. This was to prove highly fruitful with the pair joining forces to achieve much country success with placings in highly fancied races like the Auckland Cup. It wasn’t until Elvstroem came along out of the foundation mare Circles of Gold, owned by Franks syndicate, that he really saw success at the top. This horse would go on to win nine group ones, along with multiple placings.
Along with partners Gary Moffitt and Frank Meduri, the trio have scaled great heights in world racing thanks to Elvstroem and Haradsun, who sported the famous Arch of Gold Syndicate colours to success in eight Group one races in Australia, Dubai and Britain. He and his partners also bred Highland Reel who in 2019 was declared the highest earning thoroughbred of a European trained horse with prizemoney of over A$14m and won 7 international Group 1 races.
Jon Donohoe AM (1983)
Born: 1939
Carbine Club Member since: 1983
Jon has been involved in Surf Life Saving and The Aussies for over 62 years. He has not only been a top athlete but has also been involved in a number of other roles ranging from an Australian commentator, official and chairman of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters service. Jon won ten medals at The Australian Championships, six gold, three silver and one bronze. In 1959 Jon was defending an Interstates title in Queensland as captain for the NSW team. He broke his shoulder during the race when he hit a buoy.
Despite his shoulder he still managed to finish the race and his team still won. Jon was an elite competitor for seven years and 57 years as an official or an administrator. He commentated on Surf Life Saving for the ABC for 20 years and as an announcer for Surf Life Saving at State, Australian and Club Championships He was an official for Australian and Club Championships, anchored the first ever Surf Life Saving Championships that was broadcast in coloured TV. 17 years on the Surf Sports Board and was chairman of the Westpac Rescue Helicopters twice. Jon is now a member of the Surf Life Saving Hall of Fame.
Bob Guth (1996)
Born: May, 1952
Carbine Club Member since: 1996
Current employment: CEO of BradfieldCleary Real Estate, Double Bay.
Bob Guth has seen much success since his acquisition of the real estate agency Bradfield and Pritchard in 1980, a company which has been in operation since 1927. In 2012 the company was rebranded as BradfieldCleary. His direction and drive for excellence during his time has ensured he is one of the most well respected realtors within the Sydney market. His wealth of property knowledge has also ensured his continued commitment to not only property sales, but also property management.
Bob manages one of the largest property portfolios in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, worth in excess of one billion dollars and he has seen much success, giving clients complete confidence in his company. Bob was elected to the committee of the Australian Jockey Club (now Australian Turf Club) from 2007-2010. He also currently has memberships with the Sydney Theatre Company, the Victorian Racing Club, the Hawkesbury Racing Club, the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the Real Estate Institute, Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club and is a keen golfer being a member of the Australian Golf Club. Bob has a small band of broodmares and breeds and races thoroughbreds.
Ross Smyth-Kirk OAM(2008)
Born: 1946
Carbine Club Member since: 2008
Ross Smyth-Kirk was a founding Director of the former leading investment management company, Clayton Robard Management Limited and has had extensive experience over a number of years in investment management including a close involvement with the minerals and mining sectors. He has been a Director of a number of companies over the past 39 years in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ross Smyth- Kirk was previously Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club Limited and retired in May 2013 as a Director of Argent Minerals Limited. Mr Smyth-Kirk is Chairman of Kingsgate’s wholly owned subsidiary, Akara Resources Public Company Limited.
John Livy (2000)
Born: 1952
Carbine Club Member since: 2000
Current employment: Company Director John`s background includes being raised in Melbourne , attending Melbourne High School and competing in Australian Rules for Melbourne High School , the schools Old Boys team in the Amateurs and rounding his life education with a stint with the Port Melbourne Football Club. His sporting involvement also included professional athletics, yet no records were ever threatened. Further education at Macquarie University Graduate School whilst developing a professional career with the TAB in Victoria and South Australia, PepsiCo International Restaurants.
John has been the Managing Director and major shareholder of the Michels Group of Companies, an Australian and international retail group, which was subsequently acquired by a public company. When this interest was divested, he retired from full time executive roles. John has made significant contributions to the sporting industry throughout his career. His most notable contribution was his role as a key player in the Australian Football League’s push into the rugby league heartland of Sydney. His involvement with the Australian Football League began in 1997 when John was a member of the task force commissioned to review the development of the game in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The subsequent report issued by the task force was to be adopted by the Australian Football League in 1998, with John taking the newly appointed role of Chief Executive Officer for the Australian Football League New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory. This also included the major redevelopment of Manaka Oval, ACT to facilitate AFL level games, in partnership with Cricket Australia His time with this newly formed group was to prove fruitful at a grassroots level.
John’s direction for the game in the region was to build from the bottom and develop community initiatives to ensure both participation and spectator numbers would remain strong. This strategy would see grassroots participation levels aggressively grow during John’s time at the The Carbine Club of NSW John Livy helm. This role also included the growth of the AFL brand within NSW and the ACT, including stadium development, Government and Local Council partnership which ultimately led to the development of the Greater Western Sydney AFL team. Johns involvement with The Carbine Club commenced in South Australia in 1982 where he was an inaugural club member and secretary, then joining the NSW Carbine Club in year 2000. John has maintained an active interest in all elements of thoroughbred racing throughout his adult life.
Phillip Neck (2016)
Born: Adelaide 1947
Carbine Club Member since: NSW (2004), SA (President),WA, ACT and NT
Philip has extensive and comprehensive experience within the racing industry. Until 2016, Philip worked with the Turf Authorities of India. He was the Liaison Officer for the 36th Asian Racing Federation Conference in Mumbai, India and also for the 35th Asian Racing Federation Conference in Hong Kong. Philip was International Liaison Officer for the Asian Racing Federation in Dubai, Sydney and Tokyo. He was also a Senior Consultant for the Royal Horse Racing Club in Oman.
Closer to home, Philip was Chief Executive of the Western Australian Turf Club and Chief Executive of the Australian Capital Territory Totalizator Administration Board. Philip has also held various managerial roles with Elders Livestock, Hogg Robinson and was the Managing Director of Neck Pastoral in South Australia Philip is a life member of Oakbank Racing Club and the Bloodhorse Breeders Association (SA Divison). A Board Member of the Racing Advisory Committee for WA Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway), Executive Board Member of the Australian Racing Board Ltd and the Eventscorp Advisory Board.
Neil Harvey OAM MBE (2016)
Born: 1928
Carbine Club Member since: 2016
Neil is an Australian former cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. An attacking lefthanded batsman, sharp fielder and occasional off-spin bowler, Harvey was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s and was regarded by Wisden as the finest fielder of his era.
Upon his retirement, Harvey was the second-most prolific Test run-scorer and century-maker for Australia. One of six cricketing brothers, four of whom represented Victoria, Harvey followed his elder brother Merv into Test cricket and made his debut in January 1948, aged 19 and three months. In his second match, he became the youngest Australian to score a Test century, a record that still stands. Harvey was the youngest member of the 1948 Invincibles of Don Bradman to tour England, regarded as one of the finest teams in history. After initially struggling in English conditions, he made a century on his Ashes debut. Harvey started his career strongly, with six centuries in his first thirteen Test innings at an average over 100, including four in 1949–50 against South Africa, including a match-winning 151 not out on a sticky wicket. As Bradman's team broke up in the 1950s due to retirements, Harvey became Australia's senior batsman, and was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1954, in recognition of his feat in scoring more than 2,000 runs during the 1953 tour of England. Only Bradman had scored more runs and centuries for Australia at the time of Harvey's retirement.
Harvey was best known for his extravagant footwork and flamboyant stroke play, as well as his fielding. Harvey was particularly known for his innings in conditions unfavourable to batting, performing when his colleagues struggled, such as his 151 not out in Durban, his 92 not out in Sydney in 1954–55 and his 96 on the matting in Dhaka. In retirement, he became a national selector for twelve years. In 2000, he was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in and selected in the Australian Cricket Board's Team of the Century. In 2009, Harvey was one of the 55 inaugural inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Andrew Ireland (2002)
Born: 1953
Carbine Club Member since: 2002
Andrew is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1970s. Andrew, who came to Collingwood from Ivanhoe, started his career as a forward and kicked 17 goals in his debut season before moving into defence. Usually playing on a half back flank, Ireland finished with 110 senior games and was a member of three losing Grand Final teams at Collingwood, 1977, 1979 and 1980.
He represented Victoria in an interstate match against Tasmania in 1978. Andrew went into football administration and from 1990 to 2001 was the CEO of the Brisbane Bears/Lions. He also served as the Director of Football at the Sydney Swans.
John O'Neill AO (2008)
Born: 1951
Carbine Club Member since: 2006
John was educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, and Sydney University. He is a qualified solicitor, as well as a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Bankers. John has held numerous directorships, both sporting and business, as well as being involved in a number of community organisations over the years. John was appointed CEO of Australian Rugby Union in October 1995, at the start of the professional era. Over eight years he transformed the sport in Australia from one run by amateurs to one with genuine professional management. In doing so, he established practices that other top Rugby nations sought to emulate, establishing Australia as an international Rugby power and, for much of his tenure, with the Wallabies clearly the best in the world.
He took the ARU from being a financially bereft organisation to one with strong commercial revenue and a sound asset base. During this period John fought for and won the right to host the Rugby World Cup 2003 wholly within Australia and then conducted the immensely successful tournament. As an Australian sporting event in terms of value and world standing it has only been exceeded by the Olympics. John O'Neill joined the Football Federation Australia, in March 2004 and established the very successful A-League. He took the Socceroos to the World Cup for the first time in over 30 years, and beyond the pool round of the World Cup for the first time ever. Under his guidance FFA revenue rapidly grew to make the organisation more sustainable. In 2007, John O'Neill returned to the Australian Rugby Union CEO and Managing Director.
John was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List, for service to Rugby as an administrator, to the financial services sector, and to the community through educational and charitable organisations. In August 2005, by the decision of the President of the Republic of France, John was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, in recognition of his assistance in the preparation and organisation of sporting events in Australia and France, and for his contribution to the development of the bilateral relations in the field of sports between Australia and France.
Charles Turner
Born: September, 1952
Carbine Club Member since: 2004 (Member)
Carbine Club positions: Hon Secretary
A ten-time national water polo champion representing NSW, Charles Turner represented Australia for a record 504 caps - including the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games and four World Championships. Following his significant achievements in the pool as a water polo player, Charles was the head coach of the water polo program at the Australian Institute of Sport from 1985-1996, also holding the honorary position of national men's coach from 1989. Charles coached Australia to its best ever Olympic performance (fifth) in Barcelona, and played an instrumental role in Australia's third place at the 1993 World Cup - the first major medal won by an Australian men's water polo team.
Charles was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Institute of Sport in 2003 after spending several years as the Institute's Deputy Directory and Group Manager for High Performance Sport. A member of the NSW Hall of Fame and Path of Champions, Charles was recognised for his coaching acumen with his election as a vice president of the World Coaches Association in 1996. Charles retired in 2017.
Michael Crismale
Born: February 1954, Sydney
Carbine Club Member since: 2008
Committee Member: since 2012 Vice Chairman: 2014 Chairman: March 2016 to March 2018
Current employment: Executive Chairman, Matrium Technologies Pty Ltd, since March 1991.
Professional Memberships include being a Fellow Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors, and Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, with extensive career and background in corporate accounting, taxation, business strategy advice, specialising in sports administration, "not for profit" and corporate governance. Experienced in developing businesses to reach their full potential through strategic direction, sales, marketing and general management, as well as assisting businesses in ensuring reliability and integrity of accounting policies and practices, financial disclosures, reviewing and reporting on adequate human resources and cyber security risks in an organisation.
Experienced Chairman of the Board and of Finance, Audit, Risk, Compliance and Remuneration Committees and recognised as a leading figure in administration across a number of sports and dedicating a significant portion of life to the love of sport. Played youth soccer at a competitive level and also dabbled in both indoor soccer and cricket, and now a nonexecutive director at Sydney Football Club, member of the board of trustees at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sports Ground Trust and non-executive director at Racing New South Wales. Michael is the owner/breeder of a number of group and listed race performing thoroughbreds and has spent much of the last two decades contributing to the horse racing industry. Michael became Vice Chairman of the Australian Turf Club in February 2011, Chairman from February 2014 to September 2016 having been a Director of the Sydney Turf Club (2007-2011). Michael also dedicated service to the national surf life movement as a Director at Surf Life Saving Australia from April 2011 to June 2014 and was appointed Attaché to Team Tonga and in this role attended the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 and the Gold Coast 2018.
He holds a number of company directorship outside of the sporting industry including his role as Executive Chairman and Founder, of Matrium Technologies, a telecommunications & network solutions retailer, and Matrix Bloodstock, breeder of thoroughbred horses. Michael is also Non-Executive Chairman at Emjay Insurance Brokers and JSA Financial Services, and a Director of Stage, Inc, an entertainment technology company and creator of virtual platforms for live concerts and events.
Phil Garling
Born: October 1953
Carbine Club Member since: 2008
Current Employment: Non Executive Director on several listed, government, charity and private company boards. Phil Garling’s early involvement in sport was principally aquatic: in swimming (winning Start age championships), water polo (500 grade games for Cronulla including 13 premierships), and surf lifesaving (state nipper surf race podiums). He also played 1st grade rugby for Port Hacking, (now Southern Districts). Phil went on to be selected in the NSW state water polo squad and was selected for the Australian Universities water polo team from 1972-77.
Following his career as a player he coached junior water polo and was secretary, treasurer and club historian of the Cronulla Water Polo Club. He subsequently joined the board of Australian Water Polo and was President (succeeding Carbine Club Life Member Peter Kerr) from 2013-2018. Phil has a Bachelor of Building from the University of NSW. And his executive career included 22 years at Lend Lease in Sydney, Singapore And Canberra.
The last 5 years as CEO of Lend Lease Capital Services. He was CEO of Tenix Infrastructure and then finished his executive career as Global Head of Infrastructure investment at AMP Capital Investors. Phil’s current directorships include Charter Hall (ASX:CHC), and Downer EDI (ASX:DOW).
He is also Chairman of Energy Queensland, Tellus Holdings and Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group. Phil also has 80 acres at Berry south of Sydney where he pretends to be a farmer.
David Morrow OAM
Born: 1953
Carbine Club Member since: 2007
David Morrow is one of Australia's most experienced and diversified radio and television sports commentators. David has been part of the ABC's coverage of television and radio rugby league since 1980, was the ABC's Sydney racecaller during the 1990s and has been an integral member of the award winning ABC Olympic and Commonwealth games broadcast team since 1984. He started his broadcasting career at Kempsey in 1971 as a general announcer with 2KM (now 2MC), but soon became the local sport's broadcaster for the area which stretched from Port Macquarie in the south to Coffs Harbour in the north.
His first big break arose at the local greyhounds when the regular caller failed to show one night and being young and keen, he climbed up the then broadcast tower (a ladder leaning against a telegraph pole). David's rugby league broadcasting career began at Verge Street Oval in Kempsey in 1972 when he covered the Group Two versus Group Three representative match. After attending Sydney University through the mid-70s he ventured west to Bathurst to become an accountant where he continued with his broadcasting career on a casual and part-time basis with 2BS.
He landed a job with the ABC in 1980 and immediately became part of its radio rugby league team. The following year he began as the station's Sydney harness racing caller, doing the popular Friday night program from Harold Park, which he did until it finished in April 1987. During 1983 he began occasionally broadcasting the Saturday rugby league matches on radio and in 1984 he began doing it full-time, before in 1985 taking up the role as the station's number one radio caller. In 1986 he covered the first of two Kangaroos tours with the memory of Wally Lewis' try at Wigan in the third Test and the incredible performance in the rain at Leeds in the second Test two of the many highlights. He returned from England to anchor and broadcast the Saturday afternoon national television rugby league program, which he did from 1987-1989 before joining Channel Ten for the 1990 season, which included the 1990 Kangaroos tour where he produced his patriotic call of Mal Meninga's match-winning try in the second Test at Old Trafford.
As at July 2020 Since 1990 David has called rugby league Test matches for New Zealand television, recorded a weekly television program for New Zealand television and broadcast rugby league matches on ABC Radio. In 1995 and 1996 he broadcast all the Perth-based Western Reds matches for Channel Nine, while still broadcasting the races on the ABC Since the early 1980s he has been part of ABC television and radio's award-winning cricket commentary team, as well as doing most of the major track and field meetings in and around Australia, including Commonwealth and Olympic Games. In Seoul, Atlanta, Athens and Beijing David also covered most of the soccer competitions, including the first ever women's final between United States and China.
David covered his first Olympic Games in 1984 and his first Commonwealth Games in 1986. He teamed up with Warren Ryan and Craig Hamilton in 2001 to form the current radio rugby league broadcast team. David was awarded an OAM in 2005 for services to the community, sport and sports broadcasting.
Stuart Clark
Born:NSW 1975
Carbine Club Member since:2012
Previous Carbine Club positions: Member
Current Employment: Stuart Clark is an Australian former cricketer.
He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed lower order batsman. He was a part of the 2007 Cricket World Cup winning Australian squad. Being a professional athlete Stuart has the skills and ability to thrive in high pressure and high intensity environments which he has been able to transfer into his work life environment across different sports. Whilst competing for 15 years, Stuart was able to complete two Degrees, a Bachelor of Laws and a Masters in Commerce (Finance Major) whilst also being full time employed in Sports Administration. Stuart is currently employed as Chief Operating Officer for New South Wales Rugby League.
Mark Coyne (2003)
Born: August 1967, QLD7
Carbine Club Member since: 2003 (Member)
Current employment: CEO, EML Pty Limited
Mark Coyne is one of rugby league’s greats and a St George Illawarra Dragons legend. His club career spanned over a 12 year period (1988-1999) at the St George Dragons and the merged St George Illawarra Dragons, captaining both sides. Mark made his first grade debut in 1989 at 21 years of age and immediately made an impression on the game with his trademark right foot step. The Queenslander went on to play 19 State of Origin games (1990-1997) and represented Australia on nine occasions between 1995-1997. Mark recalls the 3-0 series win in the 1995 State of Origin, when Queensland went into the three match series as underdogs, as one of the highlights of his illustrious career. However, many would claim his greatest Origin moment came in 1994 when he scored what has now become known as the “miracle” try to win in the final moments of game one of the series.
The former Executive General Manager for Suncorp and CEO/Managing Director of Coal Services he is currently in the role of Chief Executive of EML, a personal injury claims management company employing 2,600 staff. Commencing in that role in 2012, Mark leads a team that provides claims management services across Australia including the government legislated schemes in NSW, VIC & SA and large organisations such as Woolworths and BHP.
Mark has been the Chairman of NRL & RLPA Education and Welfare Committee, a member of the NRL Judiciary and in 1997 he was awarded the NRL Ken Stephens Award for contribution to community sport. Mark has been a Director of the NRMA Road Services, the NSW Police & Community Youth Clubs (PCYC), and the NRL Commission. Mark is currently a Director and Patron of The Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation.
Liz Ellis AO (2003)
Born: January 1973 NSW
Carbine Club Member since: 2003 (Member)7
Current employment: Owner, Liz Ellis Netball Clinics / Broadcaster Channel 10 & OneHD
Liz Ellis AM produced an illustrious career on the netball court, compiling an extensive list of achievements over many years of domestic and international competition. A member of the Australian netball team from 1993-2007, Liz is the most capped Australian netball player of all time (122 caps). She has won three world championships titles and two Commonwealth Games gold medals, as well as captaining the Australian team from 20032007. At a domestic level, Liz was a member the NSW Swifts from 1997-2007, captaining the team from 2000 until she retired in 2007.
She led the team to four premierships (2001, 2004, 2006, 2007), and was named the Netball Australia Most Valued Netballer in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Graduating from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws and founding Liz Ellis Netball Clinics and Goals 4 Girls, Liz established a platform for life after sport and encouraged women across Australia to participate in sport. Liz continues to contribute to elite sport in Australia via her positions on the Board of the Australian Sports Commission and the NSW Institute of Sport, as well as her role as a commentator on ONEHD. In 2009 Liz was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions and Sport Australia Hall of Fame, in recognition of her significant contribution to sport. She was also made a member of the Order of Australia for her significant contribution to netball, her encouragement of women in sport, and support of range of charitable organisations.
Amy Jones (2014)
Born: 1983
Carbine Club Member since: 2014
Amy is an Australian former water polo player and television sports presenter. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. She has previously worked as a sports reporter and producer on Sports Tonight for Network Ten and ONE HD, along with presenting and producing for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News24.
In 2019 Amy was appointed to the board of the NSW Institute of Sport.
Michael Keating (2014)
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Carbine Club Member since:
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Ross Reynolds (2010)
Born: Orange NSW 1958
Carbine Club Member since: 2010
Founder and Director of Reynolds Direct A former Australian rugby union player Reynolds was a regular Wallaby selection from 1982 to 1987. He made his debut on the 1982 tour of New Zealand, in 1984 was a member of the historic Wallaby Grand Slam winning team that toured the United Kingdom and also a member of the historic 1986 Wallaby touring team that won the Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand for the first & last time since 1949.
The only person in Australian history to play, coach and commentate for & on the Wallabies Ross has held a number of Head coaching and assistant coaching roles across both Club and National teams. Including Australian Wallabies, ACT Brumbies, Gordon RC, Sydney University RC and currently with Mosman Whales An expert Rugby commentator with the ABC for 25years, Ross has covered everything from match of the day games to NSW games and Test Rugby. Ross founded and directs Reynolds Direct, a consulting company specialised in ‘soft skills’ training, public speaking, leadership, business development and advisory roles in the construction industry.
Vince Sorrenti (2009)
Born: Punchbowl, 1966
Carbine Club Member since: 2009
Vince Sorrenti is one of Australia’s most successful and popular comics. For the past 2 decades he has been the entertainer of choice at the nation’s leading corporate, benefit, sporting, political, conference, and social events. His excellence and experience on stage see him hosting and speaking at hundreds of events per year. He is overwhelmingly Australia’s most popular big event speaker, entertainer, and Master of Ceremonies. Vince’s loves and owns the stage. He has an infectious style and his material is fresh, insightful, irreverent, and very funny.
A graduate of Architecture from Sydney University, Sorrenti was part of new wave of stand up comics that changed the face of comedy in Australia in the 1980s. Whilst most of his generation and indeed most of his contemporaries no longer grace the live stage Vince Sorrenti embraces it. Vince’s decades long list of radio and television credits is far too long to list. Suffice to say he has done it all from Hey Hey It’s Saturday in the 1980s to Celebrity Apprentice, and Studio 10 today. He hosted his own show on MTV in the USA and has appeared in every genre of TV program from Sport to Cooking! In September 2018 he will premier as the Italy and France travel reporter on Channel 9’s new Hello World Travel Show.
Vince is also an accomplished writer winning $3.5 million FFC funding for his feature film Gino, and critical acclaim for his environmental documentary No Laughing Matter in which he also starred. He has written hundreds of feature articles including editorials for the countries biggest newspapers and magazines. All of which is secondary to Vince Sorrenti’s true passion, the live stage. Vince has become an institution. He has appeared at countless events and entertained everyone from Hollywood Celebrities, national leaders, sporting legends, and captains of industry, many of whom know him on a first name basis. He has performed in all the great cities of the world and crosses Australia dozens of times a year. In 2018 alone he has hosted and spoken at events in Aspen Colorado, Queenstown New Zealand, Bangkok, Singapore and Los Angeles CA, as well as every city in Australia many times over.
Phil Vanny AM (2014)
Born: Katoomba NSW 1954
Carbine Club Member since: 2014
Phil has been a Member of the Surf Life Saving Australia for over 50 years. He is also a Life member of the South Maroubra Surf Club, Randwick District and Surf Life Saving NSW and a Fellow of Austswim Australia. Having worked for over 40 years professionally in lifesaving starting with the Royal Life Saving Society of NSW and finishing as CEO of Surf Life Saving NSW for over 16 years. Phil has been involved in numerous working groups, committees, Boards and taskforces for Government for over 40 years. He was awarded an AM for services to lifesaving along with holding the Australian Sports Medal
The Diploma of Royal Lifesaving (Dip RLSS), Citation of Merit from International Life Saving and the International Teachers Award from World Life Saving. Chairman of the Nutri Grain Surf League 1996 to 2002 and Chairman of the Surf Life Saving Selectors Panel for over a decade. Successful Manager of the NSW 1984 and 1985 Surf Teams as well as the Australian Surf Teams in 1994, 1996 and 1997.
Greg Harris (2003)
Carbine Club Member since: 2003
Greg Harris Has a very unique personal and professional profile. He was the Executive Director of Sydney University Sport from 1992 to 2008 where he established the premier university sporting program in Australia. In 2008 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Western Force and Rugby WA before returning to Sydney at the end of 2009 and was a consultant to the Melbourne Rebels in 2010. He then held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) from August 2010 until February 2015 after which he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Waratahs Super Rugby franchise from February 2015 to March 2016.
Since that time he has worked in several consultancy roles for Diamond Grid International, MiRunners, Fitness Australia, Asclepius and the National Rugby League. Greg was also Chairman of the National Rugby League Education and Welfare Committee (2003-2008), Chairman of the Australian University Sport Committee on Student Service Fees (2005-2008), an Industry Advisory Board Member to the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney (2007- 2008) and to Sports Knowledge Australia (2005-2008). Greg began his senior sporting career playing AFL for the St. George club in Sydney whilst still at high school.
He was invited to pursue an AFL career with VFL club Richmond in 1972 but elected to study economics at the University of Sydney where he joined the rugby union club in 1973. As a rugby union player he represented Sydney University in first grade competition from 1973-1977. He also represented Sydney Rugby Union (1975-1977) and Australian Universities (1974-1977) and in 1978 he played a season of rugby league for Cronulla-Sutherland. Greg’s sporting talent in 1979 returned to AFL where he captain-coached East Sydney to four premiership wins as well as being captain and coach of the NSW AFL team. During 1989-1991 Greg coached the Sydney Swans under-19 team and was the Chairman of Selectors at the Sydney Swans from 1994 to 1996. Greg’s other passion is his keen interest in thoroughbred horse racing and breeding.
Kevin Maloney (2015)
Carbine Club Member since: 2015
Kevin is the owner and Chairman of Segenhoe Group and brings a wealth of business experience to the Segenhoe operations as well as the thoroughbred horse industry as a whole. He is the founder and Chairman of Tulla, the parent company of Segenhoe Group. Tulla is a family-owned investment group focusing mainly on the resources industry. Previously, Kevin was the founder and Executive Chairman of The MAC Services Group (The MAC), a company that was listed on the ASX in 2007 and later sold to Oil States International in 2010. Kevin was heavily involved in all stages of The MAC’s growth, including its move into mining services accommodation in 1996.
Kevin has had an extensive career in retail banking, finance and resources. Kevin joined Elders Resources in 1981 after spending 20 years with the ANZ Bank. During his time at Elders Resources Kevin held numerous positions including Chief Executive Officer of Elders Resources Finance Ltd. Kevin’s involvement in Segenhoe Stud actually began with Elders Resources who were part owners in the early days. Kevin has previously been involved with a number of public companies as an executive and a director. Outside of his professional interests, Kevin has travelled extensively, enjoys all sports but particularly rugby and thoroughbred racing, history and also spending time with his family.
Todd Greenberg (2016)
Born: Sydney 1971
Carbine Club Member since: 2016
Todd represented Australia in cricket at two editions of the Maccabiah Games, an international multi-sport event for Jewish athletes. Greenberg completed a sports science degree at the College of Knowledge and a part-time master's degree at University of Technology Sydney. Between 1993 and 1998 Todd worked for Cricket NSW as Events & Promotions Manager and joined the NRL club Canterbury Bulldogs in 2001 as Operations and Events Manager.
Following this role, he became the General Manager of Stadium Australia. In 2008 he returned the Bulldogs, taking on the position CEO, a role he held with the Belmore club until 2013; when he was appointed the Head of Football for the NRL In 2016 Todd was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League (NRL), a position he held until April 2020
John Grant (2016)
Born: 1950
Carbine Club Member since: 2016
John is an Australian businessman, rugby league football administrator and former chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission. A former player of the 1970s, he was a Queensland interstate representative three-quarter back and a member of the Australian team in the 1972 World Cup against Great Britain in France. John had been playing his club football for the Brisbane Rugby League's Souths club under Wayne Bennett. Following the World Cup, Grant joined English club Warrington, playing for them during their tabletopping 1972–73 season. Grant had completed an engineering degree at the University of Queensland before taking up a scholarship with Brisbane City Council.
He went on to head the information technology company Data3 and become chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association In 2011 Grant was named as the inaugural chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission. The 2012 NRL season was the Commission's first in control of the League.
Denis Hickey (2011)
Born: December 1964, NSW
Carbine Club Member since: 2011
Current employment: Chief Executive Officer, ING Real Estate Denis Hickey began his career as a cricketer playing for the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1981. As a right arm fast bowler he made his debut for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield in 1985, representing Victoria through until 1990 before switching and playing for South Australia for five years. In the 1986 off season Denis headed to England to play county cricket as part of a scholarship from the Glamorgan Cricket Club and in1988 he was part of the Prime Minister’s XI that played a touring West Indies outfit. In1992 Denis toured with the Australia A team through South Africa and Zimbabwe and finished his career with 156 first class wickets with best figures of 7- 81.
Denis was also a keen AFL player. In 1982 he was named in the Norm Smith scholarship squad and represented Melbourne in the under-19 squad in 1983. Following his sporting pursuits, Denis has worked his way to the top of the order in Australian real estate. He is the CEO of ING Real Estate and is responsible for ING Real Estate’s $10 billion management and development business. Previous to his current employment, Denis was Chief Executive Officer, Stockland Development (2000-2009), and prior to that was the Chief Executive of AV Jennings Homes Limited.
Greg O'Mahoney (2016)
Carbine Club Member since: 2016
Greg is an accomplished barrister. His principal areas of practice include corporate and commercial law. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Sydney University where he teaches a Masters course on market manipulation and insider trading. He was Associate to Chief Justice Murray Gleeson at the High Court of Australia in 2005-2006.
Prior to commencing at the Bar, he studied as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he completed the BCL and DPhil in law. He is a graduate of Sydney University with First Class Honours in both Arts and Law.
John Ingham (2017)
Born: 1964
Carbine Club Member since: 2017
John is a serial entrepreneur, active across diverse sectors including marketing, agriculture, property development, technology, horse breeding and racing. After a highly successful marketing career at Ingham Enterprises, John continues to build brands as a Director of Upstart Marketing, and Chair of the Ingham Institute Marketing and Fundraising Committee. As Director and Co-owner of Ingham Property Group, John has a strategic and governance role in the development of property assets across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
Complimenting John’s wealth of experience, horse breeding and racing is another passion for John, as Director of Ingham Racing, Rockingham Thoroughbreds and James Harron Bloodstock. Previously John held Director roles with the Australian Jockey Club and the Australian Stud Book (2008 – 2012). A founding investor and Director of farming and livestock SAAS company Agriwebb, brings John’s heritage in food production together with his curiosity for agriculture and technology.
Scott Barlow (2017)
Born: 1976
Carbine Club Member since: 2017
Scott is the Managing Director and founder of STRADA. Scott has extensive experience in the property industry, specifically in commercial property funds management and residential development. Scott is the Chairman of Sydney FC and has been a member of the board since the clubs inception. He previously held the position of the Australian representative on the FIFA committee for club football.
Scott began his career in the finance sector having held positions in mergers and acquisitions, corporate valuations and corporate strategy at a number of leading Australian and International companies, including AMP, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Telstra. Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Tasmania and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia
David Gallop AM (2008)
Born: 1965
Carbine Club Member since: 2008
David was the Chief Executive Officer and General Secretary of Football Federation Australia from 2012 to 2019 and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League from 2002 to 2012. He also held senior legal roles with the National Rugby League, News Corporation (Super League) and law firm Holman Webb. David has served on numerous sports governing bodies including the Australian Sports Commission, Rugby League International Federation and the Asian Football Confederation’s 2015 AFC Asian Cup Local Organising Committee.
David is a member of the Audit Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee and Nomination Committee And holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, and is a Member of AICD.
Tom Harley (2014)
Born: 1978
Carbine Club Member since: 2012
Tom is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tom is a two-time premiershipwinning captain. After a successful junior career which culminated with selection in the under-18 All-Australian team, Harley was drafted to Port Adelaide. In 1998, Tom joined Geelong Football Club . Harley quickly established himself within the Geelong defense and received a range of accolades and club honours, including multiple Best Clubman awards. Prior to the 2007 AFL season, Harley was appointed club captain and went on to enjoy great individual and team success.
He led the club to its first premiership in 44 years during 2007, and became a dual premiership captain after their victory in 2009. In between, he achieved All-Australian honours as vice-captain of the team, and won the AFL Players Association (AFLPA) Best Captain Award. Tom also participated in the 2008 AFL Hall of Fame all-star game, and was inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame. He is noted for being a leading ambassador to various community campaigns, including the anti-violence program 'Just Think' and Barwon Health. Since his retirement as a player, Harley has undertaken various roles in the sporting industry: he held the position of "General Manager - Football" with the Sydney Swans, and became their CEO in 2019.
Laurie Daley AM (2015)
Born: 1960
Carbine Club Member since: 2015
Laurie is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and a former player who played as a centre and five-eighth in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented Australia on 26 occasions and has since been named as one of the nation's finest of the 20th century. Daley played for the Canberra Raiders during their most successful period in the 1990s. From 2008-2012 he was the coach of the NSW Country Origin team. In September 2007, Daley left his commentary position with Fox Sports and signed a contract with the Nine Network to co-present much of their rugby league coverage, from appearing on the weekly rugby league topic show The Footy Show, to commentating on Nine's weekend league coverage. In 2012 Laurie was appointed the NSW State of Origin coach from 2013. Daley led the Blues to their first series win in 2014, finally breaking the QLD dynasty and delivering the Blues their first series win since 2005. In 2014, Laurie became only the second man after Wayne Pearce to play, captain and coach a Blues side to a series win over Queensland.
In 2015, Laurie coached New South Wales to a game 3 decider against Queensland after a spirited comeback in Game 2 Since February 2018, Daley has co-hosted the Big Sports Breakfast on Sky Sports Radio in Sydney. In March 2018, Daley returned to commentating with NRL Nation. In 2018, he joined CBS Sports as co-host of Sports Tonight on Network 10. In 2008, Laurie was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. He was named at five-eight in the Indigenous Team of the Century. In 2013, the local football ground in his home town of Junee was renamed Laurie Daley Oval.
Mike Pyke (2018)
Born: March 1984
Carbine Club Member since: 2018
Current Employment: Head of Institutional Capital, Asset Management, Moelis Australia
In business, Mike has been with Moelis Australia for six years and is responsible for its Asset Management's institutional capital partnerships. He worked heavily on Moelis Australia’s IPO in 2017 and subsequently led Moelis Australia’s IR & Strategy function. He has previously worked in Corporate Finance (restructuring) for large Australian corporates and leading global hedge funds. Prior to working at Moelis, Mike was at Citi Bank. He is a dual Canadian/ Australian citizen and has a Master of Commerce (finance) from The University of Sydney. In sport, Mike represented Canada at the Rugby World cup in 2007 and played professionally for Edinburgh Gunners and US Montauban in the Top 14. In 2008 Mike switch codes to join the Sydney Swans in the AFL. He played 110 games for the Swans, winning a premiership in 2012.
Darren Pearce
Born: 1962
Carbine Club Member since: 2003
Previous Carbine Club positions: Secretary
Program Director (Business) Torrens University Australia. Growing up in the central coast area of Gosford, Darren Peters spent much of his time developing his skills in the surf. His success in surf lifesaving during his younger years saw him crowned NSW, QLD, Australian and World Surf Life Saving Champion on many occasions. Darren has held several key positions throughout the sporting fraternity, contributing to the strong position of Australian sport today. A natural transition into coaching saw him coach several Australian and world life saving champions. He was then promoted to National Coaching Director of the Surf Life Saving Association, before taking the reins of the organisation as General Manager in 1995.
In 1997, Darren was appointed CEO of Rowing Australia, guiding the organisation through a golden era that included the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He then moved to the Australian Paralympic Committee as CEO in 2002. Following the excitement of sport, Darren renewed his interest in academic life completing some sport research (e.g., Passion in Paralympic Sport & Leading the Team), became the Director of Campus Engagement and Wellbeing at Macquarie University before moving to his present role heading the undergraduate business and masters sport program at Torrens University. Darren’s tireless work has been honoured with a Citation of Merit from World Life Saving, as well as an Australian Sports Medal. He is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Sport Management.
Kurt Fearnley AO (2019)
Born: 1981
Carbine Club Member since: 2017
Raised in the small country town of Carcoar, Kurt Fearnley has always been determined. Being born without the lower portion of his spine has never held him back, from backyard games of football to crewing a winning Sydney to Hobart yacht, crawling the Kokoda Track and winning dozens of marathons around the world. Turning his attention to wheelchair sports in his teens, Kurt quickly became a world beater. He started his career with two Silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic games, before making his winning breakthrough at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with Gold in the 5000m and marathon races. Following the 2004 games, Kurt conquered the world, winning seven world championships and more than 30 marathons around the globe, including 10 marathons in 2007 and three straight New York marathon titles. He solidified his standing as a marathon great by defending his Gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics, before winning Bronze at the London games in 2012 and finishing his Paralympic career with Silver in the marathon at the 2016 Rio games. Kurt finished his Australian representative as he started it, on home soil, with a win in the marathon at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. In 2009 Kurt spent two week’s in Papua New Guinea crawling the 96 kilometre Kokoda Track raising awareness and funding for men’s health charity Movember and beyond blue. In 2012 he was an active member of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning crew aboard Investec Loyal.
Kurt is a passionate disability advocate and devotes himself to a number of national and Hunter-based charitable initiatives. He is a board member of the Australian Paralympic Committee, Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation and member of the International Paralympic Committee’s Athlete Advisory Council. Kurt is a former board member of Australian Volunteers International and NSW Australia Day Council and was a founding member of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Advisory Council. His involvement at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games wasn’t limited to competing, having been a member of the formal bid team, Games Technical Committee and an official ambassador. Kurt’s exploits both in and out of sport over many years have seen him recognised with a number of honours including 2019 NSW Australian of the Year, 2009 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2018 The Don winner as the Australian sports person most likely to inspire the nation. In 2018 Kurt was recognised as an Officer of the Australian Order, and received an Honourary Doctorate from Griffith University for his contribution to sport and disability advocate.
Peter Jenkins (2020)
Born: 1962
Carbine Club Member since: 2020
Current Employment: General Manager, Media and Communications, The Star Entertainment Group
In 2015 Peter was appointed as the General Manager, Media and Communications, The Star Entertainment Group. A positon he still currently holds. Peter previously work as Marketing Director for ANZ and General Manager of Media, Marketing and Communications for the Australian Rugby Union.
Peter was Director at Flick Pass Productions for over 18 years
Kerrie Mather (2020)
Born: 1960
Carbine Club Member since: 2020
Current Employment: Chief Executive Officer - Sydney Cricket and Sports Grounds
Kerrie Mather is Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Cricket & Sports Grounds. She is the first female CEO and the eleventh person to hold the position in the 160-year history of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Prior to being appointed CEO, Kerrie was a Trustee of the ground. Kerrie is responsible for the day-to-day operation of and long-term strategic planning for the world-famous Sydney Cricket Ground, as well as the Sydney Football Stadium, which is currently being redeveloped by the NSW Government.
The Sydney Cricket Ground has won major international awards under Kerrie’s leadership and each January, the ground hosts Sydney’s largest annual sporting event, the New Year’s Cricket Test. Prior to this role Kerrie had 16 years’ experience as an ASX top 20 company CEO. She was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Airport from June 2011 and previously was CEO of the largest global airport owner and operator, Macquarie Airports. Prior to that she was an Executive Director of the Macquarie Group in investment banking, working with both Government and private sector clients.
Tyler Martin (2017)
Born: June 1990
Carbine Club Member since: 2017
With a number of medals and national titles from France and Brazil to his name, Sydney-sider Tyler Martin made his Olympic debut in Rio for the Australian water polo team. Born in Toronto, Canada, Martin moved to Australia at a young age and took up water polo as a 12-yearold with the Drummoyne Devils. At 19, he was named in the National Water Polo League All Star team. Martin has played professionally in France, Italy, Hungary and Brazil. Along with fellow Sharks teammate, Nathan Power, Martin lived in Rio de Janeiro for three weeks at the end of 2015. The two Aussie Sharks helped the Botafogo team to their first national water polo title in 10 years. He made his international debut for Australia in 2010, and the following year won silver at the Volvo Cup in Hungary and bronze at the Italian Cup. He made his World Championships debut in 2013, where Australia placed eighth in Barcelona, Spain.
Tyler has played Professionally in France, Italy, Hungary and Brazil, Martin graduated from Macquarie University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Marketing. He is the founder and managing director of a Delfina Sport, a custom swimwear company.
Stephanie Brantz (2014)
Born: Queensland, 1972
Carbine Club Member since: 2014
Previous Carbine Club positions: Member
Stephanie Brantz is a television sport presenter and commentator who started her media career with the SBS Sports team in 2000 working on a football program of the time - On the Ball. After secondment as a press assistant during the Sydney 2000 Games, Stephanie went on to further her studies, by way of a Bachelor of Health Sciences as well as media training. Stephanie has hosted FIFA World Cup Highlights Show and Toyota World Sport. Following the FIFA World Cup, Stephanie presented sport on Channel 9 for Nightline, National Nine News and the “Sunday” Show and hosted the network’s National Basketball League highlights program as well as the Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Ironman Series. She was also the boundary reporter for the Ashes Series 2006-07. She was producer and host for the 2009 series of grassroots football program “Football Stars of Tomorrow.”
After leaving Channel Nine, Stephanie free-lanced for Fox Sports and ESPN before joining the ABC as the face of their Sport coverage. In 2012, she hosted the successful ABC coverage of the London Paralympic Games and from 2010 – 2017 has fronted the network’s coverage of the Australian of the Year, the Flag Raising and Citizenship ceremony, New Year’s Eve and also the ANZAC Dawn Service coverage from Gallipoli. She has anchored the ABC coverage of the AFC Asian Cup, W-League football, Australian Open Women’s Golf, AUS v ENG T20 Cricket, the FIBA World Cup and FIBA World Championships as well as the WNBL as host and sideline commentator, the World Cup and Champions Trophy Hockey tournaments and the Shute Shield Rugby competition.
From 2016, Stephanie joined Fox Sports as lead commentator of the W-League football competition, and football internationals, the ESPN Australia team as host and contributor for regular content and the Australian Open Tennis and host of the of the US Open highlights show, as well as Brumbies TV – anchoring their Super Rugby show on One HD. She has interviewed hundreds of athletes and personalities from a variety of sports as part of her work with SBS, Channel Nine, ESPN and ABC. Stephanie represented Queensland at State level competition in netball, basketball, swimming and athletics before launching a modelling career that orchestrated a move to Sydney. Stephanie modelled for more than 15 years, appearing in major magazine campaigns and TV commercials in Australia and abroad and in that time also qualified as a Naturopath and Personal Trainer, running her own Naturopathic Clinic for 8 years in Sydney’s Inner West before joining the media.
Jamie Barkley
Born:January 1966 Vic
Carbine Club Member since:2001
Carbine Club position: Committee Member, Chairman
Current employment: Chief Executive Officer, Australian Turf Club
Raised in Melbourne, it is not surprising that Jamie Barkley sought out a career in AFL. A state athletics star, Jamie balanced this by playing AFL for the Melbourne Football Club for four seasons in the under-19 and reserve grades. While living in Victoria, Jamie completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Victoria University and went on to attain a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. A passionate lover of sport, Jamie has risen through the ranks to lead operations at two of the world’s most prestigious sport grounds. In 1999, he took on the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust responsible for the management of the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground and the Sydney Football Stadium.
In 2018 Jamie was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Turf Club, the largest thoroughbred race club in Australia managing the world famous Royal Randwick (home of The Everest), Rosehill Gardens (home of the Golden Slipper) and also Warwick Farm and Canterbury Park Racecourses. Jamie is a former Director of the Bradman Foundation and the Sydney Cricket Club. He is a Director of the Australian Turf Club Foundation.
Bernard Campbell
Born: 1959
Carbine Club Member since: 2008
Previous Carbine Club positions: Committee Member, Secretary, Chairman
Bernie has been a member of the Carbine Club since 2008 and has served on the Committee and as Secretary and more recently Chairman. Bernie is the only Carbine Club member who hopes his best sporting performances may still be in front of him!
He is however an avid sports fan who has travelled the globe to attend major sporting events. Bernie has been an investor in and CEO, Non Executive Director and Chairman across a number of finance and technology businesses including Pepper Money, Capital Finance, Graysonline and CSG Technology. These businesses were all sponsors of a wide range of sports including Rugby League, AFL, Football, Motor Racing and Water Polo to name a few.
Mark Couter
Carbine Club Member since:2016
Current Employment: Executive General Manager, Commercial Banking Commonwealth Bank
Mark Couter’s career in banking and finance spans more than 25 years, during which time he has worked for European and US multinationals and currently for Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank. Mark joined the Commonwealth Bank in November 2009 as General Manager Asset Finance for the Institutional and Business Bank.
This role saw him take full charge of all lending secured by non-property assets. Three years later, Mark was appointed General Manager, Corporate Financial Services for NSW/ACT. In September 2017, Mark was appointed into the EGM Business & Corporate Banking, leading the national team in providing the full banking needs for clients with revenue between $5m and $150m.
In July 2020 this business was renamed to Commercial Banking. During his time in financial services, Mark has held senior roles in asset finance, property finance, debt syndication, cash flow lending and general banking. Mark has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Charles Sturt University, also a Masters of Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and is GE Six Sigma Green Belt-certified. Mark has three daughters and enjoys skiing, cricket, racing and spending time with his family.
Patrick Delany
Born:1963
Carbine Club Member since:2014
Patrick is the Chief Executive Officer of the combined Foxtel and FOX SPORTS organisation. He was appointed to the role in January 2018 following his successful tenure as Chief Executive Officer of FOX SPORTS, where he led the company since 2011. Patrick’s appointment as Foxtel CEO marks his return to the company, where he served in multiple senior leadership roles starting in 2002 as Director of Digital in which he played an instrumental part in the rebirth and reinvigoration of Foxtel as a digital product, while reshaping its consumer proposition. In 2005, Patrick was appointed Executive Director of Content, Product and Delivery at Foxtel and was responsible for introducing a string of product and service innovations including Foxtel iQ, Mobile Foxtel, Foxtel On Demand, HD, 3D, Foxtel on Xbox and Foxtel on T-box services, as well as Foxtel’s availability on Virgin Airlines.
During his time at FOX SPORTS, Patrick oversaw an extensive program of renewal and invigoration, including the rebranding of FOX SPORTS and the introduction of weekly entertainment shows that cemented the company’s reputation as the home of unrivalled sports rights and game-changing broadcast innovations. His leadership brought on a revolution in sports TV coverage, which in 2011 saw the creation of the popular Fox Footy franchise. In 2016 he ushered in a new era of sports broadcasting in Australia, with ground-breaking new rights deals signed in 2015 guaranteeing the most extensive package of live AFL and NRL coverage in history; and in 2017 he led the creation of Fox League, FOX SPORTS’ dedicated NRL channel. Patrick’s career in television began in 1998, at Southern Star Entertainment as Head of Non-Drama, before taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer, XYZ - the channel creation and production business - in 2000. Over the two years which followed, Patrick successfully revitalised and relaunched the Lifestyle Channel, Channel [V], Music Max and The Weather Channel for the Foxtel and Austar platforms.
Glenn Duncan
Born:July 1957, NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2003 (Member)
Current employment: Partner, Ferrier Hodgson
Matthew Dunn OAM
Born:September 1973, NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2009 (Member)
Current employment: Managing Director, Medley
Matthew Dunn’s sporting career started with humble beginnings. He began swimming in an attempt to aid his chronic asthma and went on to become one of Australia’s best all round swimmers and has an impressive list of sporting achievements. Matthew’s first Olympics were in Barcelona (1992) where he was a finalist in the men’s 200m individual medley. He continued his Olympic success at the 1996 Atlanta Games with fourth place finishes in the 400m individual medley and 4x200m freestyle relay as well as securing a fifth place in the men’s 200m individual medley. His final international competition was the Sydney Olympics where he competed in the 200 and 400 individual medley.
In the short course arena Matthew dominated the world short course championships on a number of occasions, crowned world champion in the 200m and 400m medley events at the 1995, 1997 and 1999 world short course championships and was awarded the male swimmer of the meet at all three championships. Along the way he has collected a number of world records - he set a new world mark for the 400m individual medley at the Australian Short Course Championships in 1998 and was part of the Australian world record-breaking 4x200m freestyle relay team at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 with Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Daniel Kowalski. Matthew’s career outside of the pool has also been successful.
In 2009 Matthew established Medley, a property development company that provides flexible business space solutions in commercial and industrial property. In 2011 he was appointed to the World Anti-Doping Authorities Athlete Committee and has been a member of the FINA Athletes Commission since 2009. Matthew also holds a Masters of Commerce from Sydney University.
Nick Farr-Jones AM
Born:1962 Carbine Club
Carbine Club Member since:2014
While still studying law at Sydney University, he was first selected for New South Wales and Australia in 1984. As a scrum-half, and equipped with an accurate, bullet-like pass and outstanding tackling skills, Farr-Jones made his Test debut in November 1984, when he was selected to play against England at Twickenham in London. This was the first of 63 Tests he played between 1984 and 1993. On the 1984 tour, the Wallabies won all four Tests against England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, thereby becoming the first Australian team to win the challenging 'Grand Slam'. It was the beginning of great achievements for Farr-Jones. He played in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, and a year later was named Australian captain. In rugby circles Farr-Jones was capped for Australia for 10 consecutive years, never being replaced during this time. He captained the team for five of those years including leading the country in 1991 to rugby's holy grail, the Rugby World Cup.
His leadership was recognized in being chosen to captain the Barbarian Club to celebrate the famous club's centenary celebrations in 1990 and the World XV during New Zealand's centenary celebrations in 1992. He was awarded an AM in 1992 for services to the game. Nick Farr Jones received many other international honours including: Southern Hemisphere vs. British Lions, IRB Centenary celebrations (1986), Australian 7-aside team to Hong Kong (1987), Bahrain Warblers 7-a-side to Monaco (1988), Barbarians vs. New Zealand (1989) and Barbarians Centenary celebrations vs. England and Wales (Captain-1990). During his time with the Wallabies Farr-Jones worked in the mid-sized Sydney legal firm of Garland Seaborn and Abbott. Shortly after sporting retirement he left the legal game pursuing a career in investment banking.
He departed for Paris shortly after joining the French investment bank Societe Generale. After four successful years expanding the bank's metal derivative business in Europe and Africa, Farr-Jones returned to Sydney in 1999 to head up the Australian branch of SocGen's commodity finance business developing a highly motivated and well regarded team in the mining and commodity sector. Farr-Jones left the banking world in 2008 and has taken up non executive directorships of companies largely in the resource sector. In 2009 he joined Taurus Resource Fund which specializes in investing in the mining and resource sector. Nick is a former Senator of the University of Sydney, Director of NRMA, Councillor of the City of Sydney and Patron of the Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Foundation. He is currently a Director of the Wesley Mission and recently created his own charity known as Touch Life raising awareness and funds to support Wesley’s work in the homeless space.
Trent Franklin
Born:February 1979, NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2010 (Member)
Current employment: Managing Director, Enrizen Financial Group
Trent Franklin’s water polo career has been one of longevity and success. Selected in the Australian men’s national squad in 1998, Trent has gone on to become a leader both in an out of the water. Trent has become a stalwart of the men’s national water polo team, representing Australia for over eight years, including appearances at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and Vice Captaining Australia at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. During this time he also claimed two bronze medals at the 2007 & 2008 World League Championships and represented Australia at four world championships. The second highest capped Australian National League player, with over 300 games played, Trent represents Sydney University as part of the National Water Polo League and has aspirations of competing at a third Olympic Games.
He is the founder and Managing Director of Enrizen Financial Group and contributes to the direction of sport in Australia via his role as the Deputy Chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee Athletes Commission and as Board Member of the Australian Olympic Committee. Trent is also the Chairman of the Australian Water Polo Athletes Commission and a Board Member of Water Polo Australia.
David Gilbert
Born:Sydney 1960
Carbine Club Member since:2007
David is a former Australian cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1985 to 1986. He also played for New South Wales, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and the Tasmanian Tigers. He achieved greater success at first-class level, taking over 350 wickets. Since retiring, he has taken and excelled at executive levels with Surrey County Cricket Club, Sussex County Cricket Club and the New South Wales Blues. He was subsequently a successful coach and cricket manager for Sussex and worked as the CEO of the New South Wales Cricket Association until 2013.
Gilbert serviced as Chief Executive officer of Cricket New South Wales from 2003 to 2014. From 2014 to 2018 Gilbert was the President of Western Suburbs District Cricket Club one of the oldest and established (1895) clubs in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition. In 2006 David was selected in Western Suburbs Team of the Millennium. Gilbert joined the Cricket Australia (CA) Supplementary Referee Panel in season 2018/19 and most recently appointed to the WNCL Final between New South Wales and Western Australia at North Sydney Oval. David has officiated throughout the Women’s A Series between Australia A and India A; Rebel WBBL; CA Under 17 National Championships; a men’s Tour Match featuring Pakistan as well as WNCL minor-round matches.
David Hynes
Born:1971, NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2008 (Member)
Current employment: Executive Director, Winston Langley
David Hynes was one of Australia’s most respected baseball players. A member of the Australian baseball team for over seven years (1989-1996), David’s sporting career highlight was an appearance at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta where he finished with the third highest batting average at the Games. At a domestic level he played for the Sydney Blues and the Brisbane Bandits during the 1990s and was the recipient of the very first sporting scholarship awarded by the Sydney University Sport Union as well as being named Sydney University’s Sportsman of the Year. Post retirement David has continued to contribute significantly to sport in Australia as a Director of Balmain Tigers and Wests Tigers (1999-2004), Australian University Sport (2005-2007) and as President of Baseball Australia (2009-present). He was also an Arbitrator on the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Appeals Tribunal.
In 2009, David’s contribution to baseball and Sydney University Sport was recognised with the introduction of the David Hynes Club Batting Champion Award and, in 2020, a perpetual sporting scholarship was awarded in his name. David was also named in the Sydney University Team of the Century. David is well respected within the property industry and has previously worked in senior roles with Stockland and Meriton Apartments. He is the founder of Winston Langley, a property development and advisory company which undertakes a range of developments in Sydney. In 2004 David was appointed as a Director of Manchester Unity (2004-2009) and has been a Director of Sydney Markets Limited since 2005.
Arthur Inglis
Born:October 1956 NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2010 (Member)
Current employment: Deputy Chairman, Inglis
Arthur Inglis states that his sporting pedigree extends to watching sport rather than competing. However, Arthur’s contribution to horse racing in Australia is nothing short of remarkable, assisting in the development a horse racing industry that makes sport fun for everyone to watch. Arthur is the Deputy Chairman of William Inglis & Son, a family run business that was established in 1867 that has grown to become world renowned. Arthur is the fifth generation to be linked with the family trade. Staging a busy schedule of thoroughbred auctions each year, which feature all the various categories of racing and breeding stock, Inglis offer about 6000 Thoroughbreds annually through their purpose built venues in Sydney and Melbourne. Inglis Bloodstock Services also include insurance, lease finance and bloodstock valuations, amongst other services.
The Australian Easter Yearling Sale is the flagship event on the Inglis calendar, attracting the finest young thoroughbreds in the Southern Hemisphere, and is the barometer for all thoroughbred interests in Australasia. In 2008 Arthur continued his leadership within the racing industry by becoming a Board member of Racing NSW. Arthur is a member of the Australian Jockey Club, Sydney Turf Club, Victoria Racing Club, Sydney Cricket Club, Royal Sydney Golf Club and the Australian Club
Arthur is also joint founder of Pixevety, a consent driven image management technology provider which assists in capturing, storing, sharing and protecting photos and videos so that children can experience a lifetime of online safety and privacy. Pixevety has grown over several years to establishing hundreds of schools as customers in 5 countries including Government, independent and Catholic Education.
Con Kafataris
Born:October 1959, Cyprus
Carbine Club Member since:2009 (Member)
Current Employment: Executive Director, Centrebet / Owner, Civic Video
Con Kafataris has been involved in the horse racing industry for over 35 years. Born into bookmaking, Con started as a bookmaker in Sydney’s betting rings. He soon established himself as one of the dominant rails bookmakers in Sydney, quickly growing his weekend turnover to a point where at his peak he was turning over $2 million a weekend, the largest of any bookmaker in Australia. Con saw times changing and advancements in technology which soon became part of the betting landscape. He went online with the introduction of sports betting and consolidating his business with Centrebet, the first sports book to be licensed in Australia and the first online in the Southern Hemisphere.
In 2006, Centrebet became a public listed company on the ASX, with the Kafataris family holding a majority holding in the company. In 2010 Con decided to cease his on-course bookmaking operations to concentrate on providing online customers with superior services via Centrebet in his position as Executive Director. Centrebet was the second highly successful business established by Con, after founding Civic Video in 1984. Con has grown this business chain of franchise and corporate video stores within Australia and New Zealand, with over 260 stores now in business.
Darren Kane
Born:1975
Carbine Club Member since:2015
Previous Carbine Club positions: Committee, Secretary, Public Officer
Current Employment: Sports and Commercial Lawyer, Colin W Love & Company Lawyers
Darren is a sports and commercial lawyer admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of NSW, High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of England and Wales. Darren advises a range of sporting clients including international, national, state and regional sports governing bodies and other multi-disciplinary sports organisations; athletes; rights holders; and agencies from sports including rugby league, football (soccer), water polo, modern pentathlon, cricket, tennis, swimming, diving, archery, racing, harness racing, hang gliding, baseball and track & field athletics.
He advises in areas including sports governance; the drafting and implementation of sporting rules and regulations; anti-doping; sports dispute resolution and disciplinary matters; international and Olympic nomination and selection disputes; sponsorship and endorsement deals; gaming and wagering; playing contract and related employment matters; and matters relating to branding and the protection / exploitation of image and related rights. Darren also conducts a broad corporate and commercial practice which includes advising clients in relation to partnership, joint venture, shareholder, share sale / purchase, management, supply, procurement and licensing agreements; intellectual property ownership and disputes; employment contracts; defamation; commercial dispute resolution and ADR; and various regulatory matters. Darren holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) specialising in sports law.
Darren is a member of the NSW Combat Sports Authority, the Honorary Secretary and the Public Officer of The Carbine Club of NSW and a member of the Legal Committee of Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Darren is a sports columnist with the Sydney Morning Herald and related Fairfax Media publications throughout Australia.
Phil Kearns AM
Born:June 1967
Carbine Club Member since:2012
Previous Carbine Club positions: Committee
Current Employment: Managing Director at InterRISK Australia Pty Ltd
Phil Kearns is currently Managing Director at InterRISK Australia Pty Ltd. InterRISK is a leading corporate insurance broker and equity partner business of ASX-listed Austbrokers Holdings Limited. Prior to this, Phil had more than 10 years’ experience leading financial service organisations from Investment Banking and Capital Raising to Private Wealth and Insurance. In his previous position as Chief Executive Officer at Centric Wealth, Phil was successful in achieving a major transformation of the business which was owned by private equity firm CHAMP.
Phil served 12 years as a Director of the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia and is deeply involved in the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. He is credited with being the brain behind the Sydney Charity Event, The Balmoral Burn an annual run up one of Sydney’s steepest streets which has raised $27.5 million to buy lifesaving medical equipment for children’s medical facilities across the country. He is also a Commentator with FoxSports on all things rugby.
Prior to his business career, Phil played 67 tests for the Wallabies from 1989 to 1999, during which he captained the team 10 times. He was inducted into the Australian Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018.
Phil has an Arts Degree majoring in Economics and Economic History from the University of NSW.
Damian Keogh AM
Born:February 1962, Victoria
Carbine Club Member since:1998 (Special Member)
Current Employment: Sales & Marketing Director, Multi-Channel Network
Damian Keogh is regarded as one of Australia's greatest basketballers. His long career spanned 13 years and included representing Australia at three Olympic Games (1984, 1988,1992). Playing 207 games for Australia between 1981-1994, Damian also competed at three world championships (1982, 1990, 1994). To complement his international basketball career, Damian played over 400 games in the Australian National Basketball League, mainly for the Sydney Kings. As an elite athlete, Damian has represented Australia at the highest level, and has since made a successful transition into the corporate world.
Following his retirement from basketball, Damian became involved in the Sydney Olympic Games bid team and then as a marketing consultant to SOCOG. He was recruited by the Seven Network, as the Head of Olympic Marketing in 1997, taking responsibility for the national marketing and promotion associated with the 1998 Winter Olympic Games and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In 2000, he was promoted to General Manager of Sports Marketing for the Seven Network, overseeing the marketing of the network’s entire sports portfolio. Damian joined the Multi-Channel Network in 2003 as the Sales & Marketing Director and in 2011 he was appointed as the CEO of Val Morgan Cinema Network, Australia and New Zealand’s leading national suppler of screen advertising.
Since retirement from basketball Damian has continued to help drive the sport of basketball to new places. He currently sits on the board of Basketball NSW and Basketball Australia. His work has been acknowledged with inclusion into the NBL Hall of Fame and the NSW Sports Hall of Champions.
Geoff Parmenter
Born:January 1968, Tokyo, Japan
Carbine Club Member since:2011 (Member)
Current employment: Chief Executive Officer, Events NSW
After over twenty years working in marketing and events, Geoff Parmenter now holds one of the most prominent event roles in Australia as CEO of Events NSW. Geoff was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Events NSW in February 2008. Geoff has gained significant experience in the international events industry, accumulating experience working on three Olympic Games, three FIFA World Cups and four Rugby World Cups between 1990 and 2006. He worked for SOCOG running the Accreditation Programs for the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Following the success of the Sydney 2000 Games, Geoff joined the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), as General Manager for the Rugby World Cup in 2003, becoming head of the ARU’s new marketing and strategy division following the World Cup. In 2004 Geoff became the Head of Marketing, Communications and Strategy for the newly formed Football Federation Australia (FFA) responsible for developing and driving integrated corporate and brand strategies for the FFA, Socceroos, A-League, and Football. Geoff is a member of the Brand Sydney Project Team and Director of the Business Events Sydney Board and the Sydney Business Chamber Regional Council.
It is not surprising that Geoff lists all football codes as part of his sporting interests, however, his passion for sport is far broader than that. He lists cricket and tennis amongst his favourites and enjoys keeping fit by skiing and ocean swimming.
Craig Phillips AM
Born:May, 1960, NSW
Carbine Club Member since:2011 (Member)
Current employment: Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Games Australia
Craig Phillips began his involvement in sport at a young age, representing Australia at the 1979 Junior World Championships and other international events in modern pentathlon. Since this time, Craig’s involvement in the international sporting arena has grown significantly. Between 1990 and 2014 he worked for the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), including serving as Secretary-General (CEO) for 10 years from 2005 to 2014.
He is the longest serving Secretary General since Julius “Judy” Patching in the 1970/80s. While at the AOC he served on the management of 12 Olympic Teams (6 summer and 6 winter) from Barcelona 1992 to Sochi 2014. He is Australia’s most capped Olympic Team official. In 2015, he joined Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) as its CEO – a role he holds until the present day. He served on the Board of the Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. GC2018 saw a number of important “firsts” – first time for a major Games to have an equal number of events for men and women, the largest para-sport program of any Commonwealth Games and the first major event to have a Reconciliation Action Plan.
His role with CGA and GC2018 saw him honoured with the Australian Institute of Sport Award for Leadership in 2018. His dedication to sport in Australia was also acknowledged when he was awarded the Golden Olympic Rings Award by the IOC for his services to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In 2010, he also received the Alumnus of the Year Award at the Southern Cross University Graduate College of Management. Craig was instrumental in the creation of the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship program which is jointly funded by CGA and the Carbine Club of NSW and supported by the NSW Institute of Sport.
Brad Seymour (2014)
Born:1976
Carbine Club Member since:2014
Brad Seymour played 133 matches with the Swans from 1994-2003, including in the 1996 Grand Final. Following his football career, Seymour moved into media and also successfully built a business development career in the insurance industry.
Seymour was appointed as a Director of the Sydney Swans at the start of the 2015 season. Brad was appointed to the position of chief executive officer for the Sydney Swans Foundation in September 2019.
Sandra Sully (2003)
Carbine Club Member since:2003
Sandra began her career with Ten in Canberra working at the parliamentary bureau, her passion for politics later leading her to host Ten's 1996 Federal Election coverage. Her extensive journalistic career is littered with highlights but perhaps none are more significant and poignant as the September, 11 terror attacks. With calm and poise, Sandra was the first person to tell Australia about the tragic events unfolding before her eyes while delivering a professional news bulletin on the world's worst terrorist attack. She also hosted the prestigious Australian of the Year Awards with the Prime Minister for five years in the National Capital and, prior to that, the Young Australian of the Year Awards.
Coupled with this, Sandra co hosted Good Morning Australia in 1992 and was co-anchor for the First at Five news hour in 1993. Sandra hosted COOL AID: the National Carbon Test which featured her exclusive interviews with Al Gore, former US vice president and creator of An Inconvenient Truth, and Australian of the Year Tim Flannery. Her hosting credits include the highly prestigious Pink Ribbon Breakfast; Veuve Clicquot Awards; Entrepreneur of the Year Awards; Women of Achievement Awards; Star Ball; Grand Prix Ball; AFL Grand Final Week and the Eureka Awards.
Sandra's versatility has enabled her to cover numerous events for the network including becoming the first woman to co-host Australia's national iconic sporting event, The Melbourne Cup and was part of the coverage for seven years. In her spare time, Sandra is heavily involved in a number of charitable organisations, serving on the Women's Advisory Board for the National Breast Cancer Centre, as co-patron of Spinal Cure and as a member of the prestigious Carbine Club, a sporting and business organisation that raises money for Kids Sport. She is also an Ambassador for the Paint a Rainbow Foundation and supports Surf Life Saving Australia. She is a keen sports fan and is a yearly competitor in the famous Sun Herald City to Surf Fun Run.
Caroline Searcy
Born:November 1967
Carbine Club Member since:2014
Previous Carbine Club positions: Committee, Deputy Chairperson
Current Employment: Caroline is the host and producer of two programs on Sky Racing, Bred To Win and the thoroughbred re-homing show, Thoroughbreds Are Go through her company SearcyMedia. Having worked for 30 years in broadcast media Caroline travelled from Adelaide to Darwin to work as a radio newsreader, journalist and sports-panellist. From there Canberra beckoned including radio and TV sports-reporting jobs. Employed for a decade as the senior newsreader and sports-journalist at Fox Sports News, Caroline also spent ten years as the host of all Sydney race-meetings as well as carnival meetings in Melbourne with national horse-racing broadcaster TVN.
For the past 5 years her work has included hosting duties with Sky Racing as well as the production and presentation of her two programs. With a passion for encouraging a love of sport and in particular horse racing Caroline is also a respected advocate for the aftercare of thoroughbreds away from the racing industry. Caroline is also on the Committee of Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW and a judge in the Australian Stud And Stable Staff Awards.
Dean Watt (2017)
Born:1963
Carbine Club Member since:2017
Dean in the Managing Director of Dynamic Syndications.
With over 35 years’ experience in the Thoroughbred Industry. Spanning both Domestic and International markets, Dean owns and operates his own Bloodstock Consultancy working alongside and complimentary too Dynamic Syndications. Dean has had racetrack success that only few will ever achieve including having won 13 Group 1 races including the Cox Plate, Golden Slipper, Blue Diamond, Magic Millions, Caulfield Guineas, Rosehill Guineas, The Galaxy, Railway Stakes NZ, Chipping Norton, Spring Champion amongst over 80 Black-Type earning success stories.
As a Member of the Federation of Bloodstock Agents – Australia, Dean has developed the skill set and is qualified to assess and determine commercial market appraisals of all bloodstock which translate into significant advantages for Dynamic Syndications and offers their owners greater certainty as to equine investment values and profit opportunities. Early in his career, Dean studied and was awarded a Diploma in Horse Husbandry and Management from McMillan College (Affiliate - Melbourne University), Australian Stock Exchange Diploma from ASX and a Diploma in Treasury Dealing from TDC (Affiliated - Macquarie University). In 1996, to ensure he had an overarching view of the Industry, Dean obtained a Trainers Licence in the SERA where he trained several winners. Whilst it was never his intention to become a Racehorse Trainer, Dean felt the only way to truly understand the workings of a racing stable and the most efficient way of communication with all owners and industry participants was to obtain a full understanding of the sport and its intricacies.
As a result, Dean is the only professional racehorse syndicator to have:
Successfully held a Racehorse Trainers Licence
Achieved a Tertiary Qualification specific to the Thoroughbred Industry
Been a long-standing Member of the Federation of Bloodstock Agents – Australia
Accumulated over 30 year’s industry experience.
Won Australia’s 3 Major 2YO Races: Golden Slipper, Blue Diamond, Magic Millions
Won the Cox Plate
Ross Chapman (2017)
Born:1964
Carbine Club Member since:2017
Current Employment: Managing Partner, CBC Partners Chartered Accountants
Ross is a Chartered Accountant with a few more years experience under his belt than he would like to accept have gone by. Ross’s sporting heights never climbed above extremely keen, committed, spirited and just above average however his professional life has allowed him to provide professional advices to numerous national, state and regional sports organisations, as well as athletes, coaches and administrators.
The development of the various practices that Ross has being part of have been positively influenced and formed their culture around the sporting metaphor and the essence of TEAM. Ross is proud and honoured to be part of the Carbine Club of NSW and had attended countless luncheons in Queensland and New South Wales prior to being invited to become a Special Member in 2017, and then Honorary Treasurer in 2018.
Tom Malone
Born:1979
Carbine Club Member since:2017
Tom Malone is Managing Director – Radio for Nine, overseeing radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, 6PR and Macquarie Sports Radio. Prior to taking the role he spent four years as Nine’s Director of Sport, leading the growth of the Wide World of Sports and its relationships with major sporting codes, including Nine’s historic switch from cricket to tennis in 2018. Tom joined Nine in 2006 and has held roles as Executive Producer of the Today Show (for six years) and Executive Producer of 60 Minutes (for three years). In 2011, he founded the annual Gold Telethon for the Sydney Children’s Hospital.
He started his media career in radio as a reporter and producer for 2UE between 1999 and 2006. Tom also serves as a Director of the Bradman Foundation on behalf of Nine.