5th Edition of Addiction World Conference 2026

Biography

Peter is the Founder and CEO of Shalom House, a full time residential treatment service provider that has a strong focus also on reintegration & resocialization. Shalom assists men, women and families in their efforts to free themselves from addiction as well as other life-controlling issues and is known as Australia’s largest holistic, 100% self-funded rehabilitation centre.
In and out of institutions/prisons since becoming a ward of the state at the age of nine, Peter has faced a life of crime and drug addiction. After a life-changing experience, Peter broke free from drugs and has been on a mission to save others who find themselves trapped by addiction and other life controlling issues ever since.
After working as a Prison Chaplain, Peter opened Shalom House in 2012. His intention was to mentor, teach and guide men, women & families who battle with any life-controlling issue.
Peter has served as a City of Swan Councillor, representing the Ward of Altone in which he grew up and most recently has run for a seat in the Legislative Council for East Metro in the Upper House.
Peter’s efforts and the work done at Shalom House in restoring the lives of men and families in the community has been recognised on many platforms, including personally being named the West Australian of the Year in the Community category and finalist in the Australian of the Year awards along with Commendations from the previous West Australian Police Commissioner and now Governor of Western Australia, Chris Dawson.
Today, Shalom House has 160 residents and over 70 staff, including mentors, administrators and coordinators. There is also an army of volunteers helping to keep the facility running. It receives no Government support or grants, remaining 100% self-funded. For the first 10 years Peter worked as a full time volunteer as founder/CEO.
Peter gives every waking hour to developing this program which, despite the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, expanded to include a Women’s Program and now Family Services; Shalom House is multi-award winning at local, state and national levels.
With an increasing number of graduates from Shalom, Peter has now set out to educate the community, the families and the addict - teaching them the best way to bring about
effective change and how to stop the cycle of destruction that drugs cause.
He travels extensively speaking to all levels of society in his area of expertise and will be presenting this year at the 2024 Addiction World Conference in San Francisco.