January 6th, 2023Cricket, art, writing…

In our July 18 edition we sadly reported on the loss of Trentham’s Peter
Young, who wrote many pieces for The Local.

TRENTHAM artist and PR legend Peter Young passed away last
Thursday, July 14, after a short illness.
His own Twitter handle describes him as: “Former Cricket Aust head of
public affairs-turned-slow-left-arm painter. Of canvases, not houses.”
In 2015, Little Gallery ran a short piece on Facebook to promote a “Talk with
Artist” the following weekend. It said: “Peter Young sold cartoons to his local
newspaper as a schoolboy, has drawn all his life, and has haunted galleries for
decades. But he came late to painting, picking up a brush after 42 years of media and
corporate life, the last 25 as head of corporate affairs at Ansett, Medibank Private and,
most recently, at Cricket Australia.”
In Trentham, Peter and his wife Sally were involved in many organisations
including Spudfest, the Trentham Urban Sketch Club and the Little Gallery. Peter
was also always ready to knock out a media release for any group needing a bit of
publicity. Sally and Peter also loved to travel and many people loved reading their grey
nomad trials and tribulations with Neurotica the dog on Facebook.
(Ed’s note: The Local was lucky enough to entice Peter to write now and again and
feature some of his fantastic art. His latest piece ran in the June 20 edition with his
painting on the front cover. The Local crew are all, like so many others, devastated by his
passing. Pete, you have left us too soon and we miss you. You touched the lives of so many
people and your legacy will live on through them. Hope they have a brush and easel up
there – and they get your fantastic sense of humour.)