Russell is a semi-retired Electronics Engineer and soon to be PP of the Rotary Club of Emerald and District. The Club has had a number of speakers on indigenous topics and supported a cultural exchange between Cockatoo PS. and Ramingining in Arnhem Land for a number of years. Russell has been interested in the EndTrachoma2020 project since last May when he travelled to Alice Springs to visit family. His daughter is involved in providing an early years literacy and support program to families in Indigenous communities. Her partner’s family also have a long history of involvement with Indigenous programs. His visit coincided with the AFL Demons versus GC Suns game at Traeger Park and as an old Demons tragic it was great to see them prevail on the field; but more so to learn about their ongoing practical support for the Clean Face Strong Eyes campaign. Milpa was there wearing the demons colours and the Demons visited a number of remote communities for clinics with the health message. What a positive message it would be to indigenous communities to see Trachoma thus acknowledged as a problem of concern to the nation and not just an issue for remote communities! Here’s hoping Ian Riseley's big audacious goal can be achieved too!