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Meet the Team: Dave Griffiths-Brown

Jan 10, 2024


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Meet the Team: Dave Griffiths-Brown

Meet the Team
Total HRM team in August 2023. From L-R Amelie, Dave, Alison, Felicity, Kim, Linda, Rebecca, Sarah, Ashly and Caitlin.
In our workplace, there’s Dave, a versatile team member in Business Services with a rather unique journey. Originally an electrician from Western Australia, Dave moved to North East Victoria with Linda, and they bought Total HRM. His role evolved from a small business contributor to handling various tasks as the business grew, including payroll, invoicing, maintenance, IT support, building supervisor and gardening.

Growing up, Dave wanted to be a geologist, but now he finds joy in simple things like tending to his raspberries and taking care of chickens and enjoying a gin.

Dave has been in the region for about nine or ten years and has a strong connection to the community. He loves the mountains and feels a bit out of place without them. He used to live near the coast, but now he appreciates beach holidays.

David Griffiths-Brown
Having once had a dream of being a geologist, Dave now finds in life’s simple pleasures, like gardening and roasting his own coffee.
Dave enjoys reading, especially Jack Reacher books and sci-fi by authors like Peter F Hamilton and Andy Weir. He’s not great at golf, but he enjoys playing every chance he gets. Dave and Ash usually try and organise their work days in Mt Beaty to allow for a quick evening round of golf..

According to Dave, the best coffee is the one he roasts at home using a makeshift setup. He has been doing it for years and doesn’t see himself stopping anytime soon. He also thinks the best food in the region is at his house; Linda is an amazing cook, and Dave is a willing taste tester.

One of Dave’s memorable experiences was a U2 concert in Stuttgart in 1993. He and Linda were in Italy and saw someone wearing a U2 concert t-shirt with the tour dates on the back. They saw there was an upcoming concert in Stuttgart and decided then and there that they would go. They managed to get there and find some last-minute tickets and saw an incredible show. After the concert, they camped under an overhang at a caravan park due to a lack of a tent and the pouring rain. All in all, they called it a success.

Outside of work, Dave has various hobbies, including golfing and fishing. His reluctant answer to his go-to karaoke anthem is “Bow River” by Cold Chisel.

Dave’s travel plans include Japan next year, and he dreams of seeing the Earth from space. If he could instantly become an expert in something, he’d choose to be an astronaut. He’d like to be able to know that the flat earthers are wrong, for his own peace of mind.

If Dave had to spend a day in someone else’s shoes, it would be his wife’s, just to see what she deals with daily and understand her perspective better. His philosophy in life is straightforward: “I’m along for the ride.”

In our team, his unique background and perspective contribute to our collective success, making him an integral part of our professional family. We also enjoy all the fruits of Dave and Linda’s garden – and he makes a good gin too!

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