[1] His parents owned a hotel in Queanbeyan and the young Snow attended Canberra Grammar School, initially as a boarder.

Specific criticisms include that it removes jobs from Civic, diminishes Canberra's town centre, and causes unnecessary congestion on roads originally designed exclusively for airport traffic.

[6] The development of Brindabella Business Park attracted international corporates including KPMG, Deloitte and Raytheon[12] as well as the Department of Home Affairs and has been recognised as an emerging aerotropolis[13] that has helped to grow the Canberra workforce.

[citation needed] In 2017, Snow opened Willinga Park,[18] an award-winning, 810-hectare (2,000-acre), equine facility in Bawley Point.

It has been referred to as “Jurassic Park with horses.”[20] In June 2018, it was announced that Sculpture on the Clyde, an outdoor art exhibition usually held on the Clyde River in Batemans Bay would be moved to Willinga Park to avoid being cancelled after the Eurobodalla Shire Council and event organisers were unable to come to an agreement on event logistics, insurance and security.

[citation needed] In 2013, Snow was ranked by Forbes as Australia's 39th richest person, with a net worth of US$755 million.

[37] As of 2016[update], the Foundation held over A$40 million in net assets,[38] with a focus on supporting regional charities and organisations helping needy people.

[40][41] This caused some controversy, especially after the proposal's rebuff by the ACT Government and combined with his provocative assertion that Canberra is a "dead-set boring" city that had been "going backwards since self-government".

The centre was established in 2015 and aims to provide “world-class facilities for the study of Asian languages, history and culture.”[51] Canberra Grammar School also offers The Terry Snow Scholarship for Global Studies for a student who demonstrates excellent academic potential and a commitment to a global outlook who wishes to take the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

[52] Snow owned a large equestrian property, Willinga Park, near Bawley Point in New South Wales.