wˌaɪl æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə stˈeɪt stˈuːdənt ɹˈʊɹɹəl hˈɛlθ klˈʌb spˈɪnəfˌɛks, kæmpˈeɪnɪŋ fɔːɹ ɪt tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi æktˈɪvᵻɾiz, ænd ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd ɐ tʃˈɪldɹənz fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn kˈɑːɹnɑːɹvən tə bɹˈɪŋ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ænd nˈɑːnˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl tʃˈɪldɹən təɡˈɛðɚ.
While at the University of Western Australia, he joined the state student rural health club SPINRPHEX, campaigning for it to focus on community activities, and organised a children's festival in Carnarvon to bring Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children together.