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Noel Jeffs is a priest in the Anglican Society of St Francis. Educated at Yarram High School in Gippsland, he later studied at the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) with majors in philosophy and geography, and in England, where he qualified for a Masters degree. He also holds a Master of Arts in the Psychology of Therapy and Counselling from the University of Ohio.

After working for many years assisting homeless men in Sydney, he retired and completed a Masters of Creative Writing at Sydney University: he then focused on writing poetry.