Colin Herring Daddy Long Legs
Colin Herring
ACADEMIC
2000 BA Flinders University: Drama, Media and Natural Resource Management. Flinders University
2001 B Indigenous Natural Resource Management, Law, Cultural development and Health Southern Cross University, Lismore
2002 Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment Aboriginal Education Wakefield St
2007 Post-Graduate Certificate of Applied Science in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Law.
2015 PHD – Indigenous Governance – On Hold.
APPOINTMENTS
TAFE Lecturer 1999-2002 Regency TAFE Indigenous VET
Salisbury High, Paralowie High and Christies Beach High School teacher
Clown School at numerous Primary schools and High Schools
1984-1992 Santa Claus- Through Trojans Theatrical Agency - Sydney
2005-2016 Santa Claus for Essential Talent - including induction AS (Australian Standard)
1986-2016 Private Jobs as Santa through own business (Daddy Long Legs)
2000-2015 Chief support to Chris MacDonald organising many promotions in Salisbury CBD Salisbury Parade, Come Out, Salisbury Alive, Mental Health Week, revitalisation of Town Centre includes proposals and grant funding. Strategic Planning
2010-2016 Winter Promotions at National Railway Museum. Thomas the Tank engine and circus train comes to town.
1978 – 2016 CEO of Daddy Long Legs website www.colinherring.net.au FB Daddy Long Legs
2012/13 Production Crew Adelaide Fringe
2014 Performance ‘jack and the beanstalk’ @ Glenelg and Poets Outa Work (Salisbury) Fringe Events
2016 – Multiple characters in “That siege in Adelaide” Fringe performances, Bakehouse Theatre 23rd Feb-mar 3.
COMMERCIALS
Toyota – Featured Extra
Holeproof Underdaks – Principal featured on stilts
West End with John Swan and the Party Boys – Principal doing a John Cleese funny walk with sidekick (Manwell)
VOICE OVER & Spruiking
100s of clients, Sydney and Adelaide 1992-2016 Chemists, Jewellry, Fresh Food, Fruit and Vegies, Chemists, Target.
Diamonds International 1972
Domestic Violence App, 2016
Christian Missionary DVD for orphans in Vietnam 2016
OPERA in THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Medee - supernumary
HAND MODEL
Magician displaying poker hands for toiletries eg “the full flush and a Full Hand”
SPORTING EVENTS
Cricket (Adelaide & Sydney)
Cycling Classics (Brisbane to Sydney-3 times)
Adelaide Tour Down Under (One Tree Hill, Salisbury, Victor Harbour, Burnside, Norwood, Prospect (Tourrific -5 times)
George Bass Rowing (Batemans Bay to Bega)
AUTHOR
Numerous Articles and Stories in Adelaide University’s “On Dit”
Friendly Streets Poets Anthologies No. 37 & 38 (latest anthology also).
Poets at the Pub (Gawler) anthologies No 5 & 6
Articles in Nexus Magazine
2016 Launch of own poetry book entitled “You are not alone” (Garron Publishing)
Editing – “Seven League Boots” and autobiography due to be published by Christmas 2016
Poetry Slams
Adelaide, Salisbury.
Insurance personal and Public Risk
$20 mill through Duck for Cover currency to Aug 12, 2016 Member number 5433
CERTIFICATES.
Windows excel word emails
Traffic Marshal for special events SAPOL accreditation
Working with Volunteers / training
Drive a radio station-needs updating
MR Licence and Forklift
Adopt a Creek Program
Child Safe Accreditation
SPECIAL SKILLS
Clown, stilts, juggling, puppetry, magic, comedy
REFEREES
CEO of Salisbury Civic Centre Christopher MacDonald (retired) 0407084143
Roz Laidlaw – Essential Talent 08 82315000
Childsafe Accreditation registered through the South Australian Department of Education and Child Services (DECS)
Police Clearance Current.
CONTACT
As you can see, Colin has the teaching skills to cover a wide range of skills to Australian Standards ring 0438522005 for more information or email to redherring3@optusnet.com.au His Certificate in Assessment and Workplace Training qualifies him to teach, primary, secondary and TAFE standard .