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James and Anthony Mundine help to promote education through the Scots College indigenous program – find out more
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James talks to Jana Wendt about life after realestate and what his true passions are and have always been.

James recently introduced the GWS Giants to PCYC and to the Matthew Talbot Hostel. It was a great way for the team to experience something other than their usual training and more importantly, to open them up to the experiences of others. Both PCYC and Matthew Talbot are charities that James has worked with tirelessly for decades. He understands the very real need for both to exist and he understands the importance of spreading the word. (Footage Courtesy of the GWS Giants.)

James was featured on ‘Where It All Began’, due to the power of his story and what he chose to do with the circumstances he was dealt. From humble beginnings James has never shied away from hard work or from pushing through hard times. In this episode James shares some of the lessons of his childhood in the hope that others may be encouraged. For one young man it’s the start of a life changing journey. Where It All Began has aired on ABC, on Qantas in flight TV and is set to air internationally during 2016.

Want to find out more about James Dack?

 

*The Following is an excerpt from Amazon Books description of Sunshine & Shadow
A moving and inspirational Australian story about the power of brotherly love over poverty and circumstance, a tale of playing the hand you’ve been dealt.At the age of 21, James Dack found himself alone and responsible for raising his younger brother Stephen when their loving mother lost a long battle with cancer. Long estranged from their abusive and alcoholic father, the pair were soon homeless and sleeping on the floor of the gym at the local Police Citizens Youth Club. This is the powerful story of the brothers’ struggle to survive the often brutal culture of the inner-city public housing estates they called home and find their places in the world – James as a real estate millionaire and Steve, after battling alcoholism, as a criminal lawyer – without going far from the neighbourhood that shaped them. It’s also a story of loyalty, to each other, their heartland Woolloomooloo in Sydney, and most of all, to the memory of their mother whose love was always the compass that ensured they kept their bearings.
Available from Amazon Books https://www.amazon.com.au/Sunshine-Shadow-Larry-Writer-ebook/dp/B004TDRI6I

 

A new investment…

Post by Police Legacy Boxing.
From the Financial Review…

Courtesy of the Financial Review

It’s a great shame really. If he wasn’t such a successful real estate agent, he could be our Jed Clampett. But James Dack is no impoverished mountaineer.

Rather, he’s one of John McGrath’s most successful agents in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. He’s straddled the commercial television divide to sell the houses of both Nine boss David Gyngell and Seven guru David Leckie, and helped Jeffrey Ketut-Buckets-Browne score his Bondi pad.

He’s also recently sold Geoff Dixon ’s apartment at The Rocks and Peter Bond’s place in Watson’s Bay.

And now on Tuesday we found out there’s a lot more to the man than bricks, mortar and beach views. Turns out Dack is one of the biggest private shareholders in oil darling Carnarvon Petroleum –  196 per cent on Monday and then another 2 per cent on Tuesday.

It’s got us wondering: has Dack done the unthinkable and found a greater source of wealth than eastern suburbs Sydney property? By our calculations he has millions and millions of reasons to be chuffed with his investment right now.

“Everybody needs luck,” the modest Dack told us on Tuesday.

He certainly keeps notable company.

Also on Carnarvon’s top 20 shareholders list is John Hancock, who we believe is Gina Rinehart’s son.

And on Wednesday, just to underline the point, he’s setting off for an eight-day motorbike odyssey withFergus McLachlan (son of once Defence Minister and Kirribilli agreement witness, Ian McLachlan, and cousin of AFL boss Gillon McLachlan) through the Simpson Desert. Of course!

The Australian Financial Review

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