He was a co-founder and the first chair of the South Australian Writers' Centre, the first and prototype of many subsequent writers' centres throughout Australia, established in 1985.
hiː wʌzɐ kˈoʊfˈaʊndɚ ænd ðə fˈɜːst tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɹˈaɪɾɚz sˈɛntɚ, ðə fˈɜːst ænd pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp ʌv mˈɛni sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɹˈaɪɾɚz sˈɛntɚz θɹuːˈaʊt ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.