Wally Johnson entered Home Among the Gum Trees in the new national anthum for Australia contest with tongue in his cheek. Sadly Wally died of a brain tumour early in the nineties. He was a very talented musician and a Hare Krishna. He taught music at the Hare Krishna school in Murwillumbah for many years along with his wife who now receives the royalties to the song annually. He was a friend of Shirley from Skyhooks. When Wal got married Shirl wrote All My Friends Are Getting Married.