Hawk Vagg
Inspirational Safety Speaker
With humour, honesty, and hard-earned wisdom, Hawk shares his journey from rehabilitation and advocacy to fatherhood, independence, and resilience. He travels across Australia, inspiring communities and workplaces to embrace safety, overcome challenges, and live life to the fullest.
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In December 1998, farmer Hawk Vagg’s life changed forever. While cutting the branches of a massive river red gum on his farm near Jerilderie, NSW, he miscalculated the tree’s fall and was knocked from his tractor, plunging down a steep riverbank. The accident left 38-year-old Hawk, a husband and father of four young boys, a quadriplegic.
Hawk’s journey from devastation to living a full, productive life taught him a powerful lesson: life is all about attitude. He learned that when life deals tough cards, it doesn’t just affect you—it impacts everyone around you. This realization inspired him to share his story and teach people about attitude, safety, and culture, helping others avoid the pain his family endured.
With candour and humour, Hawk recounts his path from resilient “man of the bush” to life as a quadriplegic, covering the highs and lows along the way: long rehabilitation, family and community support, independence, advocacy, fatherhood, navigating relationships, and creating a meaningful career as a motivational speaker. Hawk emphasizes that his mission isn’t just about health and safety—it’s about making safety a natural part of life and cultivating a mindset that turns challenges into opportunity.
Today, Hawk travels across Australia from his home in Toowoomba, Queensland, sharing his story with community groups and workers in all industries, inspiring audiences to embrace resilience, take safety seriously, and never underestimate the power of attitude.
