Robert Brinkman Email & Phone Number

Bob is recently retired from a long and distinguished career in natural resource management. He held various positions across the state since graduating from the Victorian School of Forestry in 1973. His early postings to Toolangi, Beaufort, Marysville and the Otways set the direction for his move into park management in the late 1980s. Bob was one of the first Chief Rangers appointed in 1993 taking up that position in Dandenong and Yarra Ranges District and then Mornington Peninsula and Western Port District after a period in the corporate area as Parks Victoria Regional Coordinator.In the five years prior to his retirement, Bob established, then led the Melbourne Fire and Emergency Program, a major State Government initiative rising from the disastrous Black Saturday bushfires and directed at protecting communities in the urban bushland interface.Throughout his career, Bob has been actively involved in fire management. His involvement in fire suppression began as crew leader and soon progressed to performing key roles of level 3 Operations Officer, Planning Officer, Incident Controller and Regional Controller. This work has taken him across all parts of Victoria as well as interstate and overseas. His contribution to fire management was formally recognised in 2009 when he was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal.

Listed skills include Fire Management, Management, Natural Resource Management, Planning, and 3 others.

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  Retired

  Parks Victoria