Terry's father and grandfather's livelihood was tree felling but from the day of Terry's accident, neither man ever stepped foot in the forest again. Married for 22 years, Terry has three stepsons, a grandson and, as of early this year, a granddaughter. Terry runs his own gymnasium that he has opened to the people of Kempsey. Both able bodied and people with disabilities train with Terry at his gym. Terry also works closely with physiotherapists to help people in rehabilitation.
Terry is very active in the local community.
He gives motivational talks to local schools, the Salvation Army, Lyons club and Rotary. Terry has been awarded the Advance Australia Award. One of his major passions is horse racing and one of his goals is to be a race commentator. As a hobby, he has dabbled in commentaries for BMX, motorbikes and speedboat racing. When Terry first competed internationally it was in track events where he was placed 2nd in the 100m in 1972.