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Graeme & Karen currently reside in the Australian Capital Territory.  At the end of 2010, they moved into the Gold Creek Historical Village at the northern gateway to Canberra in order to manage the beautiful Gold Creek Chapel.  Karen is the full time facilities manager and Graeme is her hired help whilst occasionally conducting celebrations and ceremonies at the Chapel and elsewhere himself.

Born in Ethiopia, Karen and her two sisters completed high school in Cote d’Ivoire whilst her missionary parents worked primarily in Ghana before returning to Brisbane, Australia in 1988.  Over the next 16 years she successfully studied for a BA at UQ and a degree in Music Technology at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.  She is a performing vocalist & keyboard player who served for over 12 years as Music Director with      Calvary Family Church in Logan QLD prior to meeting Graeme and moving to Canberra.

Graeme is founder and chief serving officer (CSO) of ‘Heartland’ which is an association of life celebrants and consultants dedicated to equipping and mentoring people of all ages towards becoming transformational and transactional leaders for the purpose of building better and more productive communities in the spheres where they live, work and play.

Graeme is a sought after speaker and performer who has been employed as a consultant, trainer and or mission leader by employment agencies, specialist youth development organizations, community associations, business corporations, local churches and denominational institutions throughout Australia, in New Zealand, Mexico and the U.S.A.

Originating from Wollongong N.S.W, Graeme is a singer / songwriter with a back catalogue of albums (solo & collaborative) and over 30 years of concert performances which include major festivals, small café gigs (including McCafe's) and live TV productions. He has performed with  international artists like Noel Paul Stookey, Phil Keaggy & Larry Norman and he and Karen take every opportunity they can to perform as duet 'KayGee' in venues and functions of all shapes and sizes. Karen is currently using her music experience and music technology qualifications to produce Graeme's new album, their first collaborative work which is planned to hit cyber space and the commercial air waves before Easter 2012.

Graeme has been the Deputy President for the ACT Neighbourhood Watch Association since 2004, a member of the Neighbourhood Watch Australasia Council since 2006 and has written regularly for the NHWA Journal.  He was appointed by Micah Challenge Australia to coordinate action in the ACT and in regions of Southern NSW in September 2010.

Graeme is an endorsed minister with the Crosslink Christian Network and has been a director on the Crosslink Board since March 2008.  He is a licensed celebrant and has over 30 years’ experience conducting weddings, funerals, baby ceremonies and a wide variety of other life celebrations. Graeme continues to serve as a volunteer on the leadership team of Grace Canberra where he was employed as Associate to the Senior Minister for 5 years.

At the core, Graeme simply believes that Jesus showed the favour of God to ALL that he came in contact with in the normal course of everyday life and work and that as such a relationship with God through Jesus Christ offers resources to help empower our daily journeys that we wouldn’t otherwise have access to. His life’s purpose is to help people engage with this truth.