Personal
Tristan was born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales.
After graduating from the University of Sydney with a BSc in Marine
Science he set off travelling, since then he has not stopped.
Tristan has strived to incorporate his work with his hobbies,
travelling and diving. By taking this approach Tristan has ventured
and explored through the U.K., Europe, Africa, Central America,
South East Asia, the Pacific Islands and around Australia.
Professional
While living and travelling through the U.K., Europe and
Northern Africa Tristan sought out a warmer climate and went
through Central America where he was fortunate to work on several
conservation and natural resource management projects along the
Costa Maya in the Caribbean. Following this period overseas Tristan
moved to Exmouth, W.A. to work for the Department of Environment
and Conservation (DEC) as a Nature Conservation Officer operating
predominantly on Marine Turtle and Whale Shark management projects
on the Ningaloo Reef. Tristan then moved on to initiate his own
natural resource management focused company that operated in Fiji;
working directly with remote Fijian communities with the aid of
experienced project partners to sustainably manage their natural
resources through community driven initiatives. Tristan instigated,
developed and managed many different projects for the Fijian
communities and project partners he worked with during this
period.
Project
Tristan joined NAILSMA in July, 2011 as the Project
Coordinator – Indigenous Livelihoods. This role involves the
coordination of the Northern Australia Water Futures Assessment
projects and the Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK)
Synthesis of the NAILSMA coordinated Theme 6 case studies and the
production of the Indigenous Community Water Planning Guide. These
projects aim to develop sustainable Indigenous livelihoods across
north Australia that are based on cultural and natural resource
management.
