Keith Potger’s musical career started well before The Seekers first stormed the UK charts in 1965. 

He is a self-taught musician, playing 12-string and six-string guitars, banjo, mandolin, ukulele and keyboards. With an eye to a musical future while still at school, he performed in vocal groups which evolved into The Seekers in 1962.

Keith’s ability to arrange harmonies for the group members was evident from these early days. Taking up the 12 string guitar, he composed the distinctive riffs that are a trademark of The Seekers’ chart topping recordings, "I'll Never Find Another You" and "A World Of Our Own", as well as many other singles and album tracks, augmenting the wonderful lead voice of Judith Durham and the boys’ ear-catching harmonies and instrumental talents.

The Seekers were honoured as Australians Of The Year in 1967, the only group to have been given this acknowledgement.

The Seekers disbanded in 1968 and Keith’s musical activities then turned to songwriting and record production in major recording studios in the UK.

He returned to Australia in 1978 to write and produce television jingles and music tracks as well as performing solo concerts throughout the 1980s.

In 1992 he reunited with Judith Durham, Athol Guy and Bruce Woodley to tour internationally as The Seekers for their Silver Jubilee and were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame in 1995.

In 1997, the group released the Platinum-selling ‘Future Road’, which gave the public the first real chance to hear his song-writing talent on "Guardian Angel, Guiding Light", also co-writing "The Circle Of Love" (with Rick Beresford); "Forever Isn’t Long Enough (For Me)" (with Byron Hill); and the title track, "Future Road" (with Trevor Spencer and Boyd Wilson).

Involvement with charities has always been important to Keith and he frequently performs at charity concerts within his touring schedule.

He was Patron of the renowned children’s charity Variety WA from 2001/2009 and is currently on the Board of Directors of Support Act Limited, the charity that is the heart and hand of the Australian music industry.

Keith is a Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association of Western Australia and a Celebrity Ambassador for Variety Victoria and Variety International.

Australia Day is next Saturday and Forbes launches the day by Lake Forbes with the Rotary breakfast. 

The Diggers swim will get underway about 10am and there’s a break in the afternoon before evening activities commence at Lions Park.