PP Bob Templeman

Job Talk Wednesday 9 October 2002

 

The Bulletin(16 October 2002) reports:

Growing up on a wheat farm, Bob moved to Yass and sat for the Leaving Certificate before joining the Commonwealth Bank at Dee Why. He spent some interesting years on migrant ships, doing the banking, before going to Canberra for three years, where he finished his accounting credentials.

Bob then worked with Speedo Knitting Mills for 10 years before investing in his own business, a newsagency first in West Lindfield, then in Strathfield. Bob also operated a hospital television hire business for some time.

He is now retired. Bob joined Rotary in 1979, and was inducted on the same night as Harley Tarrant. In 1983-4 he was President of the Strathfield Club. Bob and his wife, Jan, have three children and 12 grandchildren.