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Ross Duncan

Ross Duncan

Residential

83 Princes Street
Sandy Bay TAS 7005

Postal

83 Princes Street
Sandy Bay TAS 7005

ross.duncan@justice.tas.gov.au

topleaf@bigpond.net.au (alternative email)

Phone (work): (03) 6216 8305
Mobile: 0427 882 806

Ordained

  • Deacon 2007 (Tasmania)
  • Priest 2008 (Tasmania)

Qualifications

  • BCom (UNE) 2001
  • Grad Dip in Divinity 2008
  • CPE 2008

Ministry career

  • Chaplain to the Prison Service February 2007-

Profile

I was born in Sydney in New South Wales in March 1961 and lived for all of my childhood on the north shore of Sydney. As a child I initially attended Sunday School at St Albans Anglican in Frenchs Forest but soon after my parents drifted away from the church.

Over the years I have had several careers and contributions to community life. For over 16 years I was a New South Wales Police Officer spending the majority of my career as a Crime Scene Examiner. During this I was awarded a scholarship to study systems for major disasters and missing person which took me around the world. After leaving the Police Service in 1995, I joined the Harvey Norman retail group and became a Proprietor for the Armidale Store in northern New South Wales. After leaving this organization I became Teacher for TAFE and then Project Officer for the Vice-Chancellor at the University of New England. I left this position to assist my wife in managing two Hairdressing Salons and an agency for a hair products company. It was during this time I started to explore Christian faith and joined St Marks Anglican Church in Armidale. In 2002 we moved to Hobart for business and I became Business Development Manager for TAFE Tasmania. I left several years later to take on the role of General Manager for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Tasmania. Since moving to Hobart I and my family have been members of BayWest Anglican Parish in Sandy Bay. During this time I have been a member of Parish Council for 4 years in positions of Treasurer and Secretary.

In February of 2007 I was appointed to my first ministry role as Chaplain for the Tasmania Prison Service. I provide spiritual guidance and support to over 550 inmates in 8 prison and detention centres around the state. This work also extends to supporting those that have now left prison and to the families of inmates as well.

In recent times, to further develop my knowledge and understanding of the Anglican Church and ministry craft, I became an Associate Minister at St David’s Cathedral in Hobart. I have been involved in all forms of worship and in the past few months have commenced, with Cathedral members, an outreach program for young people that gather to meet in the Close.

In 1988 whist living on the south coast of New South Wales I met and married my wife Debbie. I have three children, Korrie, 21, Jason, 20 from my first marriage and Debbie and I have Elly, 15, along with our newest addition, our puppy Scout.