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Lloyd & Robyn, Tasman Venture Directors

Lloyd and Robyn Burgess
Owner and Lead Skipper /
Office, Administration Manager

How long at Tasman Venture?
Started the business in 1990
From:
Bunaloo, New South Wales
Passions/Hobbies:
Motor bikes and cars - Robyn loves having all the different cars that seem to end up in our garage! We love to travel.
Fun fact:
Lloyd used to be a professional motocross racer!

Nick, Tasman Venture Staff

Nick
Skipper

How long at Tasman Venture?
6 years
From:
Tasmania
Passions/Hobbies:
Scuba diving, watersports and travel.
Fun fact:
I am a jewellery designer! My wife and I run World Treasures Design together.

Vicki, Tasman Venture

Vicki
Tour Guide

How long at Tasman Venture?
20 years
From:
Gold Coast
Passions/Hobbies:
Travelling, humpback whales (of course) and collecting anything with whales on them, including my newest addition being a pair of humpback gym boots!
Fun fact:
I starred in a National Geographic whale watching documentary in 2015/16 called The Whale Whisperer!

Carolena, Tasman Venture Staff

Carolena
Tour Guide / Deckhand

How long at Tasman Venture?
8 and a half years!
From:
The Netherlands.
Passions & hobbies:
Humpback whales, Fraser Island and the outdoors.
Fun fact:
I can speak a number of languages, including Dutch, French and German (and English of course!!).

Jess, Tasman Venture

Jess
Reservations/Marketing Officer

How long at Tasman Venture?
1.5 years
From:
Hervey Bay
Fun fact:
I'm second dan black belt in Cheah Taekwondo!

Ben, Tasman Venture Staff

Ben
Tour Guide/Deckhand

How long at Tasman Venture?
1 year
From:
Hervey Bay and Fraser Island local
Passions/Hobbies:
Everything watersports - diving, kite surfing, fishing. I love motorbikes and do a lot of travelling.
Fun fact:
I travelled across 40 countries purely by hitchhiking, and have also ridden from the most eastern point to western point of Australia by motorbike.

David, Tasman Venture Staff

David
Deckhand

How long at Tasman Venture?
1 year
From:
Hervey Bay
Passions/Hobbies:
Fishing, camping, Rugby League and AFL
Fun fact:
I am an upholsterer and marine trimmer by trade!

BJ, Tasman Venture Staff

BJ
Deckhand

How long at Tasman Venture:
3 years
From:
Hervey Bay
Passions & hobbies:
Watersports, fishing, camping and anything to do with the outdoors!

Charlie, Tasman Venture Staff

Charlie
Deckhand/Tour Guide

How long at Tasman Venture?
A few weeks!
From:
Minnesota, USA
Passions/Hobbies:
My interests are in cetacean research and education, marine conservation, diving, surfing, sailing, anything ocean related!
Special Talent:
I have a Masters Degree in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences from the University of Iceland, where I completed research on the migration of humpback whales in the North Atlantic.

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