Graham and Judy have and continue to be married for 46 years with four daughters and twelve grandchildren

 Graham was with Telstra for 37 years finishing his career as one of the State Operations Managers for Country SA and the Northern Territory (almost the same area he will be covering on his official visits).

 Graham, with his keen interest in winemaking, became the “Australian & New Zealand National Amateur Wine Maker of the Year” in 1989 with Gold and Silver medals in different classes.

 Graham and Judy owned Ford vintage cars and when their friends and their daughters friends’ started asking for use of these cars for special occasions and then weddings it was decided to start their Chauffeured Vintage Wedding Hire Car business trading as  “Cars of YesterYear”.

Graham continues to be a member of “The Early Ford V8 Car Club” having been Treasurer and President on several occasions.

Lion Graham is a member of the Lions Club of Blackwood and has served his Club in all board positions and as Secretary, Treasurer and President, he is currently the Bargain Centre Chairman managing a club project which takes over $3000 per Saturday morning which has over the years contributed over $1.7 million back into the community.

From 2005 to now he has continued to serve this district C2 as Zone Chairman and as District Chairman for the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation, Lions Quest Skills, and Youth Outreach including two years as Cabinet Treasurer

At the same time, over the past 5 years Graham has been the Lions Hearing Dogs Treasurer and was a member of the Multiple District Committee for the Lions Hearing Dogs, relinquishing this position when he became DGE. 

 Lion Graham has attended and successfully completed several Lions Leadership Institute training courses including – Lions Clubs International Senior Lions Leadership Institute in New Zealand in 2008 and is now an accredited graduate of the LCI Faculty Institute conducted in Melbourne in May of 2009.

 Graham has become a Certified Guiding Lion from LCI.

 He is a recipient of a James D. Richardson Honour Award and is a Melvin Jones Fellow.

 Lion Graham is also the author of a Lions Book titled “A Guide to hosting a District Convention”