FROM ALICE SPRINGS TO THE SUNSHINE COAST - INDIGENOUS MAN ’ S JOURNEY TO REAL ESTATE
After being born and raised in the central Australian desert , Dwaine Bathern has come a long way to be working for Ray White Commercial Northern Corridor Group on the Sunshine Coast .
A 24-year-old Indigenous man , Dwaine was born in Alice Springs where he lived with his family until he was eight years old . His family , part of the Arrernte people , then moved to Charters Towers in northern Queensland where his father worked in the mining industry .
During his time attending Columba Catholic College in Charters Towers , Dwaine strove for excellence , becoming both school captain and sports captain .
While his grandparents worked on cattle stations , his father works in the mining industry , and his older sister works with an Aboriginal Women ’ s Council in Alice Springs , Dwaine chose to move to the Sunshine Coast and eventually pursue a career in real estate . He started working with Ray White Northern Corridor Group in December 2018 as a sales and leasing associate .
“ Most of my family are in the mines or work for the government or the council , and some of my family live or work out on the land , so being a bit more of a ‘ city slicker ’ they ’ re really proud of me and everything I ’ ve achieved through school and in real estate ,” Dwaine said .
“ It was a big investment from my parents and they ’ re very supportive I wouldn ' t have been able to do it without them .”
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