Tim has been the Regional Manager Far South Coast from 2000 to 16 December 2015. With the amalgamation frenzy we are witnessing from state government in various departments and local government it seems they no longer had a job for Tim. It is very sad really not only for Tim and his family and Access for All (AFA) but for all who support fair treatment, good management and commitment to good environmental policy. The new region of our local National Parks now extends from the Victorian border to Wollongong.
Tim has had a long and distinguished career with National Parks going back to the 1980s and working through many complex issues. In recent times working with rural communities changing attitudes to NPWS around issues such as wild dogs, wilderness and horse riding.
Garry Gowen, Robyn and Peter Smith from Access for All attended the farewell for Tim at Pambula. In his retiring speech Tim paid tribute to AFA and spoke of horse riding in National Parks and Wilderness as one of his proud achievements.
We thank Tim for his even-handed and reconciliatory approach to the many concerns we have put to him, including our monumental struggle with horse riding access through declared wilderness areas, now being finalised (we trust).