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TROPIC • UP FRONT
Darrell Perks A DAY IN THE LIFE
Chief Executive Officer
Cairns Bus Charters Tropic delves into the daily routines and habits of
a local business identity.
Being in charge of Cairns 05:45-06:15 No alarm, I wake up naturally, 12:00-19:00 With hundreds of passengers,
Bus Charters and all its have a cold glass of water and eat drivers and vehicles to coordinate
subsidiaries, including Airport something, anything that is ready now. every day, I break my day into 15 minute
Connection, TNQ Shuttle, increments. I pack in all my meetings,
Cairns Airport travel desk, 06:15-06:45 I walk the dog in the park and HR, business development, driver/admin
training, promotional strategies, assist
download an entrepreneur/educational
Cooktown Express, Travel video on YouTube. the mechanics in the workshop and set
Alliance Group and Tesla the schedule for the following day. I do
Limos, there’s no such 06:45–07:45 Back home, have coffee get to squeeze in a lunch most days too.
while logging into the company server to
thing as a ‘typical’ day for check emails, vehicle schedules vs GPS 19:00-19:30 I like to drive home via the
Darrell Perks. status, calendar for meetings and review Cairns CBD, a scenic route where I might
my personal and management staff’s make a couple of calls, or just use this
daily task sheets. time to enjoy driving my Tesla.
07:45 Breakfast with my wife Elizabeth,
who I work with at Cairns Bus Charters.
We have several device-down times
throughout the day (including every
meal), and this is one of them.
08:15 By now my phone will be peppered
with missed calls and texts that need 19:30-20:30 Chill time at home, no
addressing in an order that I prioritise as business thoughts or conversations
I settle into my home office. allowed. Instead I take the opportunity to
either read, play with the dog, play a silly
09:30 I shower, get my gear on and head phone game, have a drink, listen to music
into the depot while listening to ABC or water the garden.
radio to hear the news.
20:30-21:30 Dinner time, generally
10:00–11:00 The office opens at 6am, something small but delicious. I love to
however some drivers have early cook great food, as does Elizabeth.
morning shifts or been on the road since
the day prior. Add in at least five delayed 21:30-23:30 Shower. I might read, watch
flights and some sort of passenger, driver Netflix or YouTube or catch up on work
or vehicle malfunction all before I arrive. if needed. I fall asleep when I get tired.
Now to work some logistical magic and I don’t need much sleep, 5-6 hours is
make it all work out. usually enough, although I try to have at
least one sleep-in a week if possible.
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