Born in the densely populated industrial north of the UK in 1969, but emigrated with family to Australia in late 1977. After moving to Bribie Island in 1980 I was immersed in the natural beauty of the place, sharing suburbs with Kangaroos and Emus (every poms dream come true at that time!) This has led to an appreciation and passion for the natural areas and wildlife of this amazing and diverse place we call home. Proudly without any Tertiary qualifications, just decades of hands on work in the ecological restoration and business development. The vehicle for our commercial / ecology work is Brush Turkey Enterprises which first started trading in 1998 as sole operator selling rain forest seed, and has progressed to a diverse range of products and services including wholesale nursery, consultancy, contracting, education and revegetation products. In 2015 we opened our retail nursery Forest Heart Eco-Nursery www.forestheart.com.au to engage with the general public and increase use of local native plants in gardens, landscaping and horticulture.