Along with Peter Beattie, he was the leading figure in the push during the late 1970s to have the Queensland branch of the party reformed.

He was a dairy farmer, writer and lecturer, as well as an official with the Queensland branch of the Country Party.

He was president of the Queensland branch of the Liberal Party in from 1968 to 1973.

Previously this plan had been dismissed by the Queensland branch of the Liberal party, but the idea received in-principle support from the Liberals.

In 1948, they became the Queensland branch of the Liberal Party of Australia.

This decision, however, along with political and generational differences, caused division between the national office of the union and the Queensland branch.

This position gave him a position on the central executive of the Queensland branch of the Labor Party.

The Queensland branch celebrated its 50th reunion in 2006.

He was a managing partner of the Queensland branch, and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 1999.

For two years, she was the secretary of the Queensland branch of the Australian Cinematographers Society.