Rob Gell
Communications and the environment.
Profile
Rob is a coastal geomorphologist by training; he taught Environmental Science and Physical Geography at Melbourne State College and Melbourne University, then for thirty-one years presented television weather in parallel with a career as an environmental consultant.
Current Work:
He is an Executive Director of ReThink Sustainability Pty Ltd. and a director of Attentis Pty Ltd, an advanced, real time, sensor and intelligence network technology company and Circular Things Pty Ltd.
Rob is President of the Royal Society of Victoria, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an Inaugural Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand and a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to conservation, to the protection of coastal and marine environments, and to the community.
He is a published author and photographer.
Previous experience:
In previous roles he has been the national President of Greening Australia Limited, Chairman of the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd. and a member of the Victorian Coastal Council. He was Environment Ambassador to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Rob has been a local government councillor and was a councillor of the Australian Conservation Foundation through the 1990s.
Rob Gell is a uniquely qualified individual who has the respect of government, business, environmental groups and the community for his approach to sustainable development. Importantly he is also an excellent communicator who can get the message across
Feedback
Rob was excellent. A great speaker who really knows his topic and a good entertainer when presenting. We were very pleased with his professionalism and interaction with attendees during morning break.
Thank you for your informative presentation on Sustainability - Global Picture to the staff of the Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM)... Thank you also for participating in the question and answer session after the presentation.
Your clear, direct, practical and authentic description of the principles that guide your work and the ways you implement them was inspiring and will provide a guide for our work in this important area. The enthusiastic response of our staff clearly indicated how you engaged and challenged them.
May I take this opportunity to wish you every success in your future work. Thank you again for your enlightening presentation.
All feedback was positive regarding Rob Gell’s presentation. Delegates really liked his presentation and wanted more!
