Andrew Collett

Andrew Collett AM studied Arts/Law at Adelaide University during the Vietnam War. Consequently he looked for something that combined the practice of law with political activism and established a practice in Aboriginal legal rights, which still keeps him off the streets. He has lived in the Adelaide square mile since 1975 and carried on his Linden Park sporting pursuits of lacrosse and cricket to university and beyond as well as running some slow marathons far from home. However, his sporting...See more

Andrew Collett AM studied Arts/Law at Adelaide University during the Vietnam War. Consequently he looked for something that combined the practice of law with political activism and established a practice in Aboriginal legal rights, which still keeps him off the streets. He has lived in the Adelaide square mile since 1975 and carried on his Linden Park sporting pursuits of lacrosse and cricket to university and beyond as well as running some slow marathons far from home. However, his sporting highlight was catching up with his old Linden Park pals Don Cranwell and Phil Higgins to play cricket for Kensington and football for Sturt. In the 1990s he established a small shiraz vineyard in McLaren Vale, which produces a palatable antidote to the rigours of the law. In 2014 Andrew was awarded an AM for significant service to the law, as a supporter of Indigenous legal rights, and through contributions to professional organisations. He is married with two sons. See less