Michael Leslie "Mike" HowarthBorn: 22-07-1952
LVRSL President: 2020, 2021 and 2022.
LVRSL Vice President - League: 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024
Personal Background
Mike is married to Helen, and they have three children and four grandchildren.
Mike has been practising as a barrister and solicitor in Hobart since 1979, both in private practice, the government and Hydro Tasmania. He retired in 2019, but as of 2022 continues to work part time in the legal team at TasNetworks.
He is a past Tasmanian Board member, and Chairman, of the Australian Red Cross (ARC) - TAS Division (from Nov 06). This included six years on the National ARC Board.
Awarded Life Membership of Australian Red Cross (ARC) in 2018.
Originally joined ARC as the ADF representative on the Tasmanian Division’s IHL Committee. Served as a member of that committee for over a decade and was its Chairman for six years. Served as a member of the National IHL Committee for a period of six years.
For ten years he was a director of the Tasmanian Cerebral Palsy Association and is presently a Director and Company Secretary of The Military Heritage Foundation of Tasmania (the company managing the historic Military Museum of Tasmania).
Mike is a life member of the Derwent Hockey Club; being a past player, coach and having held all positions on the club’s committee from time to time. |
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