Wal Edwards has a track record as an entrepreneur throughout his life. To quote Wal, "I have been a grocer, a wine salesman, a soldier for four years in WW2, a dairy farmer, and a real estate and business agent and auctioneer for 30 years. I had a small building company, owned three motels and two restaurants, was on the board of the Real Estate Institute of N.S.W., President of the North Shore Branch at the same time as joining the Rotary Club of St. Ives and have been in Rotary now for 55 years. I was honored to be awarded an Order of Australia in 2015 at the age of 99. They didn’t think I would make 100, but I’m writing this at 103. If you are suffering physically, mentally or emotionally, through the loss of loved ones, or mates, or by accidents, it can be extremely sad, and may God Bless You! BUT try and reach out every day to contact by phone or in person, someone else in the same position as you that could be worse than you – they are always out there in nursing homes, aged care, War Vets and locked up and cared for, for their own comfort. I know this because I have been the Welfare Officer of Harbord Diggers for 26 years and have visited hundreds of good people suffering and dying and they all appreciate some tender, loving care. I am also a Pastoral Partner of St. Matthew’s Church, so if you need help, just call me. Our thoughts and actions should always be SERVICE ABOVE SELF – DON’T TALK, JUST ACT. The biggest tip is STOP WHINGING (It’s boring)."