Trevor arrived in Darwin in 2005 after giving up his belongings and wandering Australia collecting rubbish. He became known for turning rubbish into sculptures, getting himself listed in the NT News “Most Powerful Territorians” list, and then spending the next decade arguing with councils, churches, politicians, judges, and basically anyone who told him no.

Highlights from this episode:

• His time in Wadeye and why the council and Trevor could never agree on what went down • Getting kicked out of a chaplaincy course and a church for being “disruptive” • Running for Lord Mayor with the slogan “Vote one homeless bum” • Graffitiing the Darwin Magistrates Court in blue paint while wearing judicial robes • The NT Literary Awards incident and one of the funniest courtroom transcripts I’ve ever read • Why Trevor was eventually declared a vexatious litigant

Check out photos of Trevor’s artwork on the Territory Famous socials so you can see what those Blair Witch style sculptures looked like.

Researched and written by: Kellie Arrowsmith

Produced by: Territory Famous

Audio edited by: Bar Brawl Records

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Link to 'Skimpy' a Territory memoir: Kellie Arrowsmith Books - Hachette Australia

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Resources:

Council argument news clip: Rubbish row - YouTube

Kels Gone Bush blog post: https://kelsgonebush.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/trevor-the-rubbish-warrior/

Court transcripts: PARTIES:_–––––

NTSC 58 Jenkins v City of Darwin 2 Aug.rtf

Timeline of Trevor's life in the Territory (paywall): Subscribe to NT News

Trevor running for council: 'Rubbish warrior' and disgraced former mayors in running for colourful Top End council elections - ABC News