Founder

As the founder of BackTrack, Bernie’s exceptional work and innovation was recognised at the 2020 Australian of the Year Awards, where he was named as Local Hero.

He has dedicated a lifetime to his passion for helping wild dogs and wild kids, using and sharing lessons learnt from Aboriginal men and old school stockmen in remote areas of Australia. He compounded those learnings on a Churchill scholarship, before returning to build an organisation that enabled him to give young people having a hard time a new life journey.