hiː wʌz mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv sˈaʊθ mˈɛlbɚn fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv dʒˈiːlɔŋ fɹʌm dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ tə noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
He was mayor of South Melbourne from 1989 to 1991 and mayor of Geelong from December 2004 to November 2005.