Style of The Man
He is well known as a larrikin in Australia for his love of good times, evident in him buying drinks for the entire Rosehill racecourse in Sydney after his horse won the prestigious Golden Slipper. Singleton played for the Lane Cove Rugby Club during the 1970s. He has been a supporter of Australian working-class icons, such as the rugby league football team, the Newtown Jets. Singleton also owns the Bluetongue Stadium on the Central Coast which was originally built for the North Sydney Bears rugby league team and now hosts the Central Coast Mariners A-League team. Singleton helped fund the 2007 independent film The Final Winter of which the Newtown Jets are the subject.
Singleton became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1994 for his fundraising activities for charities . In 2009 Singleton was included in the inaugural 12 inductees to Ad News Magazine's, Australian Advertising Hall of Fame
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