Management team

Joined ENERGEX Rescue:	February 2005
Experience:	Accrued nearly 5000 flying hours over a 33-year career in the Australian Defence Force as an Army Aviation Pilot. Flew Bell 206 Kiowa, UH1H Iroquois and UH60 Blackhawk helicopters and Nomad and Porter fixed-wing aircraft. Prior to his retirement from the ADF, Rob commanded the Aviation Support Group and then led the establishment of and commanded 16^th Brigade (Aviation). While in the ADF was awarded an Air Force Cross for a rescue near Springsure QLD and was made a Member of the Order of Australia.
Highlights:	Highlights of working in Energex Community Rescue Helicopter have been the involvement with a great number of important changes including the construction of our new hangar, introduction of IFR operations and the expansion of the Service with the hiring of additional crews and planning the procurement of another twin engine helicopter. Having the opportunity to work with a dedicated and professional team which includes Queensland Ambulance Service Intensive Care Paramedics and the many community supporters of the Service has also been a highlight.
Hobbies and interests	Sport: golf, fishing and soccer. Theatre and family.

Joined ENERGEX Rescue:	7 November 2005
Experience:	I have spent 13 years as an Aircrewman in defence, mainly on S70A9 Blackhawk taking part in operations all over Australia and in Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya and Timor.
Highlights:	One of the major highlights of this job is the sense of achievement you get when you work together as a team to accomplish a positive outcome for a member of the public who has been involved in an accident
Most memorable mission:	My most memorable mission would be the winch retrieval of an elderly woman who had fallen down a waterfall in the coast hinterland and had injured her leg. The ambulance officers were trekking into the scene but weren't going to arrive and be able to carry the woman out before last light. We searched the creek line until we found her, then winched in the doctor and rescue crew officer for the retrieval. The lady was transported to hospital and made a full recovery
Hobbies and interests:	Diving, golf and learning to surf

Alison Middlebrook - Administration Manager

Joined ENERGEX Rescue:	August 1993
Experience:	Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in administrative procedures, basic accounting/book-keeping and creative writing. SRN Experience: My background was a mixture of nursing, raising children and studying before joining the ENERGEX Community Rescue Helicopter Base thirteen years ago. My tasks range from repetitive and routine to exciting and rewarding. I have learned to be flexible with the day's plans as no day is predictable.
Highlights:	Seeing ENERGEX Community Rescue grow in size and capability and knowing that the organisation will continue to evolve and improve in the future. Another highlight was moving from the cramped old hangar to our spacious new facility in August 2006. Organising parties for sick children, helping them climb excitedly into helicopters for flights, hearing their laughter throughout the day, waving goodbye to exhausted youngsters and then flopping down with the rest of the day's volunteers for a cold drink.
Hobbies and interests:	Keeping reasonably fit, walking, Toastmasters, Su Doku, movies, theatre, opera.