Geraldton, Western Australia

Gavin
Hirschhausen

Educational leader, watersports professional, and community builder — working at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and the Indian Ocean.

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About

Leading from the front. On land and on water.

Twenty years of senior leadership across education, community development, and the Indian Ocean watersports industry. Whether in the boardroom, on the water, or working with marginalised youth — the approach is the same: direct, innovative, and built to last.

Non-Executive Director, Kiteboarding Australia. Longest-serving President of the Drummond Cove Progress Association. Manager of Ultimate Watersports Geraldton.

20+
Years Senior Leadership
WA
State Kitesurfing Recognition
347→510
Student Growth at GCC
1
Organisation Founded

Work

Three pillars. One consistent approach.

01

Lead

Eight years as CEO/Principal of Geraldton Christian College. 16 years as President of the Drummond Cove Progress Association. 10 years as President of Strath Lions FC. Non-Executive Director, Kiteboarding Australia. Master of Education — Leadership (2023).

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Community engagement
Community
Presenting at GCC
Leadership
Name badges — career progression
Progression

02

Explore

Competitive kitesurfer with WA State Championship recognition. Active across kitesurfing, wakeboarding, eFoiling, and windsurfing. International experience spanning North America and Europe.

Learn on the Indian Ocean →
Deep powder skiing
Alpine
Kitesurfing — inverted grab
Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing — Boheme rotation

03

Perform

Kitesurfing Instructor with KiteWest Watersports and Tours — delivering instruction and jet ski operations on the Indian Ocean. Manager, Ultimate Watersports, Geraldton. Founding President, Strath Lions Soccer Club — growing the club from inception to a thriving community fixture.

Building something? I've done it →
Kitesurfing instruction — Coronation Beach
Instruction
Strath Lions FC — player award
Community
Jet ski operations — Indian Ocean
Watersports

Contact

Let's talk.

Open to leadership, advisory, and industry conversations.

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Made, Not Bought

A lineage built from timber.

The name Hirschhausen traces to a place in the forest where the vocation of a Forstwirt is the family lineage — a forest worker who cut paths through thick timber prior to setting sail in 1853 from Germany to Australia. A grandfather who worked wood by trade. I now have a love for Jarrah on the Indian Ocean coast, 170 years later.

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Mailbox — Fabrication to Installation

Mailbox — clamped on bench

The Bench

Jarrah clamped and cut. The work begins before the first fixing.

A Forstwirt knows the timber before the tools.

Mailbox — open lid detail

The Box

Reclaimed Jarrah, hand-fitted lid, brass hardware.

Built to outlast the house it stands beside.

Mailbox — installed at number 51

Installed

Number 51. The first thing you see.

The Waldweg begins at the gate.

Hirschhausen
Intelligent Conversation
Most people who land here already know what they need — they just haven't found the right words for it yet.

I'm not going to ask you to fill out a form.

Tell me one thing: what does the next version of your organisation, your leadership, or your life on the water actually look like?
Your conversation will be summarised and sent directly to Gavin — so when you connect, he already understands where you are and what you need.