[3][4] In 1970 Bellear was part of a delegation that intended to speak to the United Nations General Assembly on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues.
The trip involved attending the "Congress of the African People" in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
[8] Also at that time, he was an active participant in the founding of the Aboriginal Housing Company, that manages The Block in Redfern.
[10][11][12][13][14] In 1990 Bellear became a member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), becoming elected as one of 20 councillors for the Sydney region.
[22] Bellear was a director of South Sydney from 2002 until resigning over the takeover of Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court in 2006.