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John Beattie
John has qualifications in Social Work, Social Planning, and Social Research. He came to Australia in 1977 to join the Queensland Alcohol and Drug Dependence Services where he worked in several sen...view moreJohn has qualifications in Social Work, Social Planning, and Social Research. He came to Australia in 1977 to join the Queensland Alcohol and Drug Dependence Services where he worked in several senior positions. He subsequently worked in various management, policy and research positions before returning to Social Work practice.
John has a special interest in community- based health promotion and this was the focus of his doctoral research at the University of Queensland.
John is married with adult children. He and his wife are retired and share interests in the performing arts.
Following his retirement, John has worked with a number of community organisations in a voluntary capacity. This has included “grass-roots” emergency relief work, volunteer development and corporate governance activities. He is currently an Ambassador with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and also volunteers as a Community Presenter with the Black Dog Institute and an IR volunteer with Encircle.
John is an engaging public speaker and sometimes relives his earlier folk-singing days on stage.view less