Michael Sharpe

This article is about the Australian businessman. For the singer in the band Northern Line, see Michael Sharpe (singer). For the psychiatrist and academic, see Michael Sharpe (psychiatrist).

Michael Sharpe
Born	Michael Douglas Sharpe Gosford, Australia
Residence	Gosford, Australia
Nationality	Australian

Michael Douglas Sharpe, JP (born 1970), is an Australian businessman. Michael was involved as a joint managing director with the family business Sharpe Bros (Aust.) Pty Ltd until leaving the company to pursue public office in August 2014. Sharpe Bros, a leading Australian roads company, was named 2008 New South Wales Family Business of the Year by the peak body of families in business, Family Business Australia.^[1]

Michael Sharpe was a contestant in Dancing With The Central Coast Stars. The show starred an array of local identities along with their talented dance partners. The judges for the charity event were original Masterchef winner Julie Goodwin, Gosford Council general manager Paul Anderson and Nikki Webster. The event was held to raise awareness and funds for the Central Coast Cancer Council- a community funded, community focused cancer charity dedicated to the defeat of cancer. Michael Sharpe was the winner of the category for highest fundraiser. ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Sharpe is a co-founder of the Sharpe Bros Art Prizes, which have included the Sharpe Bros Art Prize for Photography, The Sharpe Bros Emerging Artists Prize, and the Sharpe Bros Roadworkers Prize, which is based on the concept of the Packers Prize, part of the Archibald Prize.^[5]^[6]

The Sharpe brothers won 2009 Business of the Year in the Gosford City Australia Day Awards. Brothers Hayden, Michael and Richard Sharpe, are involved in providing support to community groups through donations, partnerships, volunteering and community sponsorships. In particular, the Sharpe brothers are supporters of Apex, Rotary and various chambers of commerce. With their investment in new technologies, new machinery and innovative safety programs, Sharpe Bros has provided employment opportunities for local people. Sharpe Bros also entered into a $25,000 sponsorship arrangement with the regional gallery at East Gosford, which includes an emerging young artist prize, the Sharpe Bros Art Prize, and the Sharpe Bros Roadworkers Prize.^[7]

Michael Sharpe is an ambassador for the federal governments' Safe Work Australia.^[8] He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an associate fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.^[9] Michael has completed executive education in the leadership initiative at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[10]

In October, 2012, Michael Sharpe joined the board of directors of HunterNet Co-Operative.^[11] HunterNet involves over 200 companies, active in national and international markets in defence, power generation, mineral processing, transportation and major resource projects.^[12]

Sharpe was a committee member of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team Fund, raising funds for the Australian Olympic Team competing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[13]^[14]

Michael, Richard, and Hayden Sharpe are recipients of the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award in recognition of their community work with innovative inventions, and their generous support for Gosford Gallery and other Central Coast community organisations.^[15]

Michael Sharpe is a Freemason and is a member of The Central Coast Lodge under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.^[16]^[17]^[18]

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