As Chairman of Canberra Region Rugby League since 2019, Gary administers all rugby league in Canberra and surrounding regions. He has volunteered on the CRRL judiciary for over 20 years and in 2021 was elected to the NSW Community Rugby League Board.
Gary has been a driving force in developing inclusiveness in the CRRL, believing in the concepts of involvement, collaboration and participation. He has implemented wheelchair rugby league and the Score Raiders program (for players with a disability) and has changed the way the game runs on and off the field, promoting cultural awareness, player welfare and female participation.
Throughout the decades, Gary has devoted thousands of hours of his time to fulfilling a vast array of roles and responsibilities including sitting on the judiciary panel, mentoring and refereeing,