"Finalist" Head On Portrait Prize 2012 Tim McGreen was born in Cooktown in Far North Queensland and grew up in the nearby Indigenous community of Hope Vale. He has worked in a number of places, including; cattle stations and local councils and today is working with the Welfare Reform team supporting individuals and families to look after their ‘country’. Tim’s wife Elaine and children all currently live in Hope Vale and this is where Tim proudly intends to remain until the day he dies.