Wayne "Wazza" McManus

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Hauraki Gulf.

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Name (Age): Wayne "Wazza" McManus (53) 

Occupation: Long-Haul Truck Driver

Current Residence: Port Hedland, WA

Bio: Growing up on a remote cattle station in Western Australia that was held in his family for generations, he quickly learned the meaning of hard work performing chores like branding steer, breeding cows to ensure the prosperity of the station would continue. He dropped out of high school to manage the station full-time at his father's request and together with wife and his high-school sweetheart Lea, raised five children (Colin - aged 33, Amber - aged 30, Kayne - aged 28, Jacquie - aged 26 and Jeff - aged 22) while continuing the station's legacy. However two years ago, he was forced to sell the station at a cut-rate price due to drought and a lack of profitability so he packed up and moved to Port Hedland where there would be more opportunities to support himself and his family. Now he usually works the long haul route between Perth and Darwin, sometimes picking up some casual work from the mines to ship iron ore to Port Hedland. Wazza sees himself as the ultimate battler because of all the hard work he's done and the challenges he's faced, so he's not afraid of a fight and will not back down from anyone. Wazza feels that SURVIVOR could potentially be a life-changing experience because the cash prize will help him provide for his family's future.

Wazza's game as described by himself would be "Like Russell Hantz, but without the big head". He wants to look like the type of guy who thinks mateship is the way to go, but in reality will happily screw over ANYONE to make it further in the game. He's also really keen to play a physically strong game and win challenges in order to not only be seen as an asset by his tribemates and allies, but to intimidate and deter his adversaries in the event that they want to take him on. To him, all that matters is cashing that $500,000 cheque and he'll do whatever it takes to do it.

Trivia

 * Wazza was created by Rtv9500 as part of a Castaway Competition. He would be the third castaway revealed to be taking part in the Hauraki Gulf.