In 1986 he returned to his native Australia, living on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland with his wife Kathy and young stepson, Simon, then in Burleigh Heads, Queensland when they divorced, and finally moving to Crabbes Creek, New South Wales where he lived until his death from prostate cancer in December 2003.
From 1986 onward, he resided in Australia, initially on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland with his wife Kathy and stepson Simon, later moving to Burleigh Heads, Queensland after their divorce, and finally settling in Crabbes Creek, New South Wales until his death from prostate cancer in December 2003.