[1] An active surfer, snowboarder, stand up paddle boarder, motocross and mountain biker, he took up para-snowboarding after a motorcycle accident that cost him his lower right leg.

[4] On 5 March 2011, a motorcycle accident on the way home from work in Port Macquarie tore off his right leg.

[4] Prior to the accident, he was an active surfer, snowboarder, stand up paddle boarder, motocrosser and mountain biker.

[6] He stressed that the goal of competing at the Winter Paralympics played a major role in his rehabilitation.

With the assistance of Australian Paralympic snowboard coach Peter Higgins, he made his international debut after just 18 months.