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.
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.