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TGBC Camp 2019

We've been to a mountain range national park, a high-country lake, the rugged southern coast and now we're headed to Victoria's longest river. It's difficult to capture a TGBC camp with words. It's different things to everybody. It's slow and steady or intrepid and exciting. It's fire and beer and poetry and hiking and comradery. It's mountain peaks, giant swings, things you haven't done before, childhood board games and sleeping in your chair. It's meeting our guys en masse and swapping stories you'll never otherwise hear. It's our annual pilgrimage.

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TGBC Monthly Challenge - #liftheavy

June 18, 2025

Every month, the Tough Guy Book Club issues a challenge to its members. Something to push them, to challenge them, and to give them something interesting to add to their story. Challenges take all different forms…getting your cholesterol checked, designing a T-shirt, writing a...

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Goon Profile - Neil Grant

June 11, 2025

Name:  Neil Grant  Chapter:  Diamond Creek  What is your story?  I was born in Glasgow in the Year of the Fire Horse and came to Australia at age 13 to escape the rain and deep-fried Mars Bars. I’m a dad of 3 and a...

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Redcliffe Chapter Opening

June 09, 2025

Welcome to Redcliffe, QLD. It’s a beautiful seaside town just over the bridge from the hustle and bustle of big city Brisbane. They have a team in the National Rugby League now. You can go down to Scarborough and sit in the brewery and...

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