DR MICHAEL DAVEY IS A BESTSELLING AUTHOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE, AND A MULTI AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER.
Michael has worked as an aircraft maintenance engineer in the Royal Australian Navy, as a university researcher and teacher, teaching chemistry and physics, as a chemistry and mathematics teacher in several high schools and also as an instructor in surfing and mountain biking. Michael was the recipient of $160,000 to study at university, including PhD (Chemistry) and Medicine scholarships.
In 2014/15, Michael rode his pushbike around Australia, a total distance of 14,000 kilometres, to raise much-needed funds for children suffering cancer. He raised $52,000. In 2022 he rode a postie bike around Australia, then in 2023 it was a pedal-assist pushbike averaging just under 200 kilometres per day. The following year Michael rode an adventure bike. These three rides, all in a Where's Wally costume, took forty-six, eighty and twenty-eight days respectively, all for defence and veterans' suicide prevention. Why a Where's Wally costume? People suffering a mental illness hide in plain sight and will not seek professional help. Michael wants people to not hide but start a conversation. Michael is now up to $180,000 raised for Soldier On. Combined with the $52,000 for children suffering cancer, he is now at $233,000 raised for charity. That is after almost 100,000 kilometres on two wheels.
Michael is a published photographer and on his first pushbike ride around the country, took numerous landscape and nature photographs, capturing Australia in all its stunning grandeur. Some of these images appear in his book, Journey of Charity; The Photographic Odyssey, which leaves the reader marvelling at the beauty that is Australia.
Michael now works as a motivational speaker where he travels the country, inspiring others to grow and become the best they can possibly be as they strive to overcome the many challenges that life invariably presents.
To listen to Michael's life story when he was interviewed by Richard Fidler on 'Conversations', the most downloaded podcast program in Australia, visit abc.net.au
To listen to Michael's life story when he was interviewed by Matt Prater on 'History Makers Radio' visit historymakersradio.com
To listen to Michael's life story when he was interviewed by Leigh Hatcher on 'Open House' visit hope1032.com.au
