Australian Story A Little Help from My Friends (1996– ) Online

Australian Story A Little Help from My Friends (1996– ) Online

For three decades Peter Dawkins was the man Australian singers relied on to turn their music into chart-topping, record-breaking hits. One of the country's most successful record producers, Dawkins worked with such celebrated bands as Australian Crawl, Dragon, Air Supply and Mi-Sex, and artists like John Farnham, Russell Morris and Ross Ryan. Then, at just 42 years of age, he walked into a doctor's surgery complaining of various odd symptoms. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The debilitating illness saw Dawkins lose the career he loved. It was one of many losses, with video documenting the shocking physical toll of the disease over the years. Last year, an extraordinary medical procedure that held hope of a better quality of life was offered to Dawkins, but there was a catch - it would cost $35k and Peter Dawkins 'simply didn't have the money' after being unable to work for so long. It was at that point the industry that he had done so much for returned the favour in a most ...