Background
He was born in Brisbane to Henry J. G. Heath, a naval officer, and Daphne Beryl, née Landry.
He was born in Brisbane to Henry J. G. Heath, a naval officer, and Daphne Beryl, née Landry.
After attending primary school at Bulimba and then Brisbane Grammar School, he became a salesman and manager of a boat dealership from 1972. He was also vice-president of the Lilley Division Executive and secretary of the Kalinga/Wooloowin branch. In 1989 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Nundah, but he resigned in 1991 over personal problems.
From 1984 he ran a boating and waterski business and was a member of various local community groups. Heath was a member of the Australian Labor Party, serving on the State Council and the Law and Administration Policy Committees.