16/07/2026
After an extraordinary 14-year innings with our company, Peter has officially decided to hang up his boots and retire. Back in 2012, then aged 63, Peter walked up the office steps for an interview (fresh from knee surgery) and from that day onward it felt like a male version of Mary Poppins had blown into Brit's very busy working-mum-of-three life. Calm under pressure, capable and seemingly able to fix absolutely anything with a spreadsheet, he immediately changed the game for our growing business.
Peter became our MYOB guru, spreadsheeting superstar and all-round book keeping weapon. If there was a number or invoice out of place, Peter would find it. If there was a process that could be improved, Peter already had a spreadsheet for it. And much like a good Test cricketer, he never sought applause - he just kept quietly piling on the runs day after day, year after year, which in turn gave Brit back precious time with our kids when they were little.
Peter has worked tirelessly for Baden Civil with loyalty, flexibility, patience and good humour. He has been the kind of teammate every cricket dressing room hopes for - reliable, generous with his knowledge, always willing to help others at the crease….and never without a good (and sometimes long-winded) cricket/footy related story.
While retirement may mean Peter is officially 'walking back to the sheds', we suspect he’ll still be keeping one eye on the scoreboard for a while yet and mentally cursing our transition to Xero from afar.
Peter, thank you for an incredible innings. The contribution you’ve made to our business simply cannot be overstated. We are enormously grateful for your dedication, reliability, trustworthiness and accounting wisdom over the last 14 years.
From all the team at Baden Civil we wish you a very happy retirement ~ filled with cricket watching, armchair umpiring, vegetable growing, table tennis tournamenting, trivia night hosting, good health, relaxation and ABSOLUTELY NO SPREEDSHEETS unless recreational in nature.
You’ll be greatly missed, Peter Poppins. Our gratitude knows no bounds!