Age: 63

Profession: Bushman, VIC

Quote: “I want to be the inspiration for my age group to get off their arses and challenge themselves. People hit their 60s and think they’re old – bullshit!”

Muzza might be the oldest participant ever on Alone Australia, but at “63 years young,” he’s quick to remind everyone that age is just a number. With the fitness and strength to match his adventurous spirit, this professional bushman and gifted storyteller has lived a life as rugged and varied as the Australian outback itself.

Over the years, Muzza’s career has included stints as a farmer, FIFO worker in the Pilbara, gold hunter, roo shooter, tuna fisherman, and pump mechanic—to name just a few. His body, marked by scars, is a living roadmap of encounters with Australia’s most formidable wildlife, each with a story to tell.

Raised on a dairy farm, Muzza’s playground was the bush from the moment he could walk. His fishing, hunting, bushcraft, tracking, trapping, and building skills were honed through a lifetime of hands-on experience. Today, he still provides 80% of his family’s protein through hunting and fishing, bringing home venison, rabbits, fish, and seafood. Yet his true passion is fishing. Before his father passed, he gifted Muzza a book of 100 fish species to catch in Australia—a challenge Muzza has nearly completed.

Now retired in country Victoria, Muzza doesn’t sit still for long. One adventure after another has included a 700km solo trek along the Australian Alpine Track, completed over five weeks – but Alone Australia will be his greatest challenge yet. Muzza will be missing his wife of 44 years, his two children, their partners and five grandchildren, but he’s ‘never-say-die ready’ for this – it’s not about the money, it’s about the thrill of it; “bring it on!”