Early Life
Reith was born in Melbourne and educated at Brighton Grammar School and Monash University where he graduated with degrees in law and economics. He practised as a solicitor in Cowes, a small town on Phillip Island, south east of Melbourne, Victoria. He was first elected as a Councillor of the Shire of Phillip Island from 1976–1981 and was Shire President from 1980-1981.
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