Career
In February the following year (1964), he was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Executive Council. Brookes served total of 8 years as Warden of Street Leonards. He ran Street Leonards Junior Council for four years, teaching school children debating skills and meeting procedure.
He resigned from Street Leonards Council just prior to amalgamation in 1984.
Brookes was educated at Invermay Primary School & Launceston Technical College. He spent 27 years in the newspaper industry as a machine compositor with the Launceston Examiner, and spent 2 years in Victoria with the Colac Herald and the Melbourne Sun.
He was employed in the insurance industry for 14 years. Brookes was involved with Red Cross door-knock campaigns for 17 years, as an Area Chairman, and served four years as President of the East Launceston and South Launceston Football Clubs, and a Commissioner with the Statewide Football League.
