A man of heart determined to make a difference

The Age
Martin Flanagan
March 7, 2009

BRENDAN Condon's father, Brian, was a butcher with six sons. Brian Condon played in the ruck for Wangaratta Rovers in the 1950s and his sons are of a similar build to their father. More than 190 centimetres in height, more than 100 kilograms in weight. Brendan, 40, says he's the quiet one.

As a kid, growing up in Corryong, he could spend hours utterly absorbed watching an ants' nest . When he was eight, he arrived home to find a reed pond of several hectares being drained. He watched the bulldozer, knowing the nest of which creatures lay in its way.

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