She Never Dreamed of the Olympics. She Just Dreamed of Being Better.
Renita Garard won two Olympic gold medals, became a Chartered Accountant, and quietly became one of Australia's most respected board directors — all while never losing sight of where she came from.
Bob Bax grew up in Mount Isa, coached nine premierships in fifteen years, mentored Wayne Bennett, and was named coach of the Brisbane Rugby League Team of the Century. Almost nobody outside Queensland has ever heard of him
Ann Garms OAM started with a pram, a $1,000 loan and a boarding house in Mount Isa. She ended up saving Brisbane's heritage buildings, witnessing one of Queensland's most notorious political scandals — and fighting Telstra for a decade.
