Members of the community are invited to celebrate his life and many achievements.

The memorial in Pilmore Park alongside the Dukes Highway will pay tribute to one of the favoured sporting sons of the Tatiara.

As an off-road motorbike competitor, he won the Australian Safari Rally four times consecutively (2000-2003) and was a competitor in the Dakar Rally in 2004, 2005 (6th), and 2006.

During the 2006 Dakar Rally, he won the third stage, but later died from a neck injury when crashing during the ninth stage, 250 km into the 599 km special stage from Nouakchott to Kiffa.

Prior to his death, he had operated a motorcycle shop in Keith.

The local speedway on the Dukes Highway was renamed in his honour by the Keith and District Motorcycle Club.

For the full story, see the Border Chronicle.