1966-69 Rural Bank of NSW
1969-71 Auctioneer with T&W McCormack
1971-76 Auctioneer with Barnes & Clark
1976-92 Established George & Fuhrmann Pty Ltd Stock & Station and
Real Estate Agents
1980-99 Director of the Northern Co-operative Meat Company Ltd
1987-90 President of the Stock & Station Agents Association of NSW
1988-90 Vice-President of the National Body of the Australian Council of
Livestock Agents
1992-98 Licensee of the Hotel Cecil Casino
1997-99 Manager of The Oakes Hotel, Lismore
Community Service:
1982-90 Inaugural Chairman of Casino Beef Week Promotion Committee
1989 Casino Apex Citizen of the Year and Casino Council’s Australia Day
Award
1989-91 President Casino RSM Rugby League Football Club
1994-99 Director of the Northern Regional Westpac Life Saver Rescue
Helicopter
1995-97 Chairman of Liquor Consultative Committee Casino
1997-98 President of Casino Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc.
1997-99 Representative on Northern Rivers Area Consultative Committee
National Party:
Joined in 1969.
Member of Legislative Assembly - Lismore Electorate 27 March 1999
Deputy Whip – March 2002
Spokesperson on Rural Crime
Spokesperson on Energy and Ports in the Lower House
Party Whip - March 2003
Electorate Description:
Rural.
Located within Richmond Tweed Statistical Agricultural Subdivision.
Area: 6,049.30km˛
Principal centres: City of Lismore and towns of Casino, Kyogle, Nimbin,
Bonalbo, Woodenbong, Urbenville.
Villages of Dunoon, Wiangaree, Grevillia, Old Grevillia, The Channon,
Rosebank, Bexhill, Clunes, Federal, Old Bonalbo, Eltham, Legume.
Backbench Committees:
National Party Agricultural
National Party Small Business
Coalition Advisory Social Development
Joint Parliamentary Committees:
House Committee
Victims Compensation Standing Committee
STAYSAFE Committee
Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking
