John grew up in Geelong as the middle child in a family of seven. His home was always full of people coming and going and when he joined the RAAF he was part of an even bigger military family. Life in the airman's single quarters was pretty good but one evening, at a party in Katherine, a dark-haired woman caught his eye and almost two decades on, John has his own story about big family.

John told his story live on Tuesday 22 August 2017 at SPUN at Darwin Festival themed 'Home'.