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Rob is a coastal geomorphologist by training; he taught Environmental Science and Physical Geography at tertiary level, then for twenty-eight years he has presented television weather. In his professional life he works as an environmental and communications consultant and is Chairman of Access Environmental Pty Ltd. He is also a company director, and a published author and a photographer.
He is the President of Greening Australia Victoria, Chairman of the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd. and a member of the Victorian Coastal Council. Rob is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Inaugural Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand. He is the savewater® ambassador and was Environment Ambassador to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and has recently been appointed a Life Ambassador for Australia Day for the State of Victoria.
For ten years Rob served as a Victorian Councilor of Australia’s peak national environmental group, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). In 1998 Rob was invited to become an inaugural Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia. He has served as a Councilor of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe and was Chairman of the Variety Club of Victoria for four years.
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.
Rob Gell is well known as a television weather presenter, however his greater interest is in his work as an active campaigner for our environment. He has strong ties with the scientific and conservation communities and can give a rare insight into the thinking and philosophies of the conservation movement. He has involved himself in many environmental issues and has assisted many schools, communities, charities, environment groups, including government authorities, with projects and presentations. He is an active and popular spokesperson on environmental and media issues and consultant to the media and business. Rob has also worked extensively with industry and NGOs to position clients in the media and with the public; he is an effective advocate. Rob is able to create bridges between government, the public, the scientific community, business and NGOs.
His company Access Environmental Pty Ltd is working to assist companies increase the success of their business through cooperative application of innovative environmentally sustainable business strategies incorporating the principles of the ‘triple bottom line’.
Rob began his television career moving from Melbourne University to work with Eyewitness News at Channel 0 in 1979 where Rob Gell’s Four Day Forecast revolutionised the way weather information was presented on television news services. Moving to the Nine Network in 1988 Rob was innovative as a designer and producer of television weather presentations for 28 years. He currently presents weather information with the Seven Network.
Rob has written two books; It’s Easy Being Green-Everyday Environmental Practices for Australian Homes and Workplaces with Rosslyn Beeby, and Antarctica: Future of a Frozen Wilderness and had success with both networks as a documentary maker. At ATV 10 with Graveyard of Giants, The Dinosaur Puzzle and Antarctica: Who’ll Break the Ice, and at GTV 9 with Urban Wildlife.
Rob has competed in two Sydney-Hobart yacht races and a Melbourne-Hobart “Westcoaster”. He is a keen golfer, SCUBA diver and skier and dedicates time to his personal fitness. He has recently expanded his skills as a photographer with exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney. His “Man and the Biosphere” exhibition was recently at Yering Station winery in the Yarra Valley.
ROB GELL:
Chairman, Access Environmental Pty. Limited providing a wide range of environmental specialist advice in sustainable development to both the private, community and government sectors
President, Greening Australia Victoria, Vice President Greening Australia Ltd: Australia’s premier advisers on vegetation management, tackling critical issues like salinity, declining water quality, soil degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss through an innovative blend of practical experience, science, community engagement and commitment.
Chairman, Mornington Peninsula and Westernport Biosphere Reserve Foundation: UNESCO Biospheres aim to protect and enhance the environment, to encourage and support economic development that respects the natural environment, social equity and which is financially viable, and to provide logistic support for environmental education, training and research.
Member Victorian Coastal Council: the peak body for the strategic planning and management of the Victorian coast, and to provide advice to the Minister for Environment.
Environment Ambassador Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games savewater!® ambassador for the savewater® alliance Inc. of metropolitan and regional water businesses of Victoria and NSW
Inaugural Fellow Environment Institute of Australia & New Zealand Fellow Royal Geographical Society
Life Ambassador for Australia Day: State of Victoria
Ambassador Animis Foundation of the Zoos of Victoria Board
Director, Surfing Victoria Surfing Victoria is the Victorian State Government authorized organising body for surfing competition in Victoria.
Patron Geography Teachers Association of Victoria: committed to excellence in geographical education in
Victoria
Patron Sustainability Street brings communities together to learn about ecological sustainability.
Patron Life Education Victoria which provides school based drug education to around 1 million Australian primary and high school students each year.
Patron Wildlife Care Network An organisation dedicated to the rescue, care and rehabilitation of
Australian wildlife
Mentor Environmental Jobs Network a free web site for job seekers and employers to share and find valuable information on environmental jobs throughout Australia and New Zealand.
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