[1] He was born in Brisbane to Henry J. G. Heath OAM, a naval officer, and Daphne Beryl, née Landry.
[2] Heath was a member of the Labor Party, serving on the State Council, and the Consumer Affairs, Law, and Administration Policy Committees.
In 1989 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Nundah, but he resigned in 1991 over political disappointments and personal problems.
[citation needed] While retaining a role as a magazine contributor, he later re-started Harley-Davidson dealership work in New Zealand where he currently resides.
From late 2019, he has retired from full-time work, and is again a part-time consultant for the Harley-Davidson industry, and writes regularly for motorcycle magazines.