Q&A with Les Bowman
Posted on April 19th, 2018
PRIOR to becoming CentacareCQ‘s Community Care Service Team Leader, Les Bowman spent much of his life serving his country in the Australian Army.
A keen golfer and fishing enthusiast, Les said he enjoys working for the community and is passionate about people, which led him to joining the team.
Here’s a few other things we discovered about this legendary man:
CentacareCQ Community Care Services Team Leader Les Bowman.
Q&A with Les Bowman
CentacareCQ Community Care Services Team Leader
Q/ How long have you been at CentacareCQ for?
A/ Two years and four months
Q/ What was your role when you first began?
A/ Coordinator Home Maintenance Services. I applied for the position via Seek because was working in the mining industry Drive in – Drive out (DIDO) and really wanted to be home and working for the community I live in.
Q/ Tell us what your role specialises in now?
A/ Community Care Services includes Home Yard and Maintenance, Transport, Individual Support and Groups/ Social Services across all sites. I am responsible for the Operational, Strategic and Budgeting management for the four business units.
Q/ What do you enjoy most about your role?
A/ As I have only been in the role for a few weeks, that is difficult to answer; however, I look forward to the interaction with my Coordinators of the business units and the staff on the ground around the sites.
Q/ When you’re not working, how do you spend your downtime?
A/ I play golf as much as I can at beautiful Bargara beach in Bundaberg. I have a mad fishing family and I own 5 acres of land with many different animals that keep my wife and my 2 adult children very busy.
Q/ If you could have dinner with three celebrities, who would you invite and why?
A/ 1. Will Smith – very practical down to earth funny man.
2. Ben Roberts-Smith Victoria Cross (VC) winner. I met him once whilst serving in Afghanistan and would love to ask him about life after services.
3. Hugh Jackman – great Australian and role model.
Q/ What is your signature dish to cook?
A/ Wood fired pizza in my hand made oven
Q/ What type of child were you growing up?
A/ Really happy and into sport and fishing with my two brothers, always outside and at the beaches around Bundaberg.
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