But in the past two years, Corey Tomlins has proved that it can be done. When aged in his early 40s, Tomlins left his secure job in the army and turned his hobby of tossing objects into the air, and catching them, into a career. Corey Tomlins pictured last week showing off his skills at Southbank in Melbourne’s CBD. He’s performed at the Australian Open tennis, and on King Island and the Gold Coast. In August, he deftly took the floor at a charity ball at Crown in front of 1400 people.