ABOUT MARGARET SINCLAIR
Australian author Margaret Sinclair has led a multifaceted life across various countries, industries and ideas. She embodies a proactive approach to life, consistently progressing with determination and vision, whenever and wherever she sees a need for improvement.
Margaret was educated in Maryborough, Queensland, where she completed her schooling at the age of 16 to pursue a career in nursing. This led to her certification as a registered nurse, midwife and paediatric specialist, while working and training in Maryborough, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, Australia.
At the age of 28, Margaret received an offer to work overseas at Baylor University Medical Centre in Dallas, Texas. Just six months after her arrival, she met Peter Alivizatos, MD, a cardiac surgeon-in- training from Greece. Together over the next 13 years, they were incentivised to make international career advancements while working in Athens, Boston, Richmond and London.
Upon returning to the United States in 1984, Margaret invented and patented several groundbreaking products for neonatal and patient care and built manufacturing businesses from the ground up.
In 1995, she began designing and manufacturing women’s apparel and marketed her line of MASINALI Originals. In 2005, she sold one of her patents and medical manufacturing businesses and retired from business. However, never one to stop, it was only a matter of time before she came up with her next great business idea.
In 2012, during a beach holiday, Margaret had a moment of inspiration. Frustrated by the limitations of ways to fasten a sarong without tying awkward knots, she came up with a clever solution – pairing a ball magnet to a metal ring, which became the world’s first fabric fastener since the safety pin, which was patented in 1849. Her MAGGIES product line was sold through 300 retailers across the USA, Canada and Australia, as well as through Amazon.
Margaret has received numerous awards for entrepreneurship and innovation, but she’ll tell you that her proudest achievement is the ability to bring her inventions to the people who need them.
Now, enjoying retirement in her home country of Australia, Margaret remains full of ideas, stories and spark. She still enjoys her visits to K’gari, which will always hold a special place in her heart.
Margaret is currently working on her second book. Watch this space!
Click here to see Talinga as it is today and how it has evolved over 60 years. Or, find out more information about the UNESCO World Heritage-listed K’Gari (formerly known as Fraser Island).
For more information about the conservation work of Margaret’s brother and former Australian of the Year, Dr John Sinclair AO, visit The John Sinclair Trust for Conservation.
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