Grant is a proud Kamilaroi man with family ties to Tamworth and is a very proud father of three children.
He began his career as a tradesman working in upholstery and antique restoration, then moved to NCIE in 2014 as the children’s services program coordinator. The following year he was promoted to youth leadership coordinator, responsible for designing programs and workshops. This included a youth camp to Uluru and Kata Tjuṯa in the Northern Territory. From 2016 to 2020 Grant held a number of positions with Indigenous Digital Excellence, eventually serving as national manager of the $6.5 million partnership with the Telstra Foundation. He successfully delivered a national technology program called FLINT to more than 30 remote and regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the country. Grant’s most recent role was with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, as manager of leadership programs. A key part of the role was the delivery of leadership and resilience programs in remote, rural and regional Australia. He worked closely with First Nations communities to develop tailored curricula that addressed various issues such as truth telling, gender, inclusion, equality, power and privilege. Grant is a competitive mountain biker who loves coaching his sons’ oz tag and soccer teams. He is a regular broadcaster on Koori Radio, where he discusses men’s mental health.