NAILSMA Communication Officer - specialising in the Indigenous
Water Resource Management Projects
Personal and Professional
Robin MacGillivray was born a farm girl in south-east South
Australia, and spent most of her early years in South Australia and
New South Wales. After rethinking the meaning of life along the
well trodden travellers’ trail between Australia and London
in the 70s, and after teaching business subjects for several years
back in Adelaide, she wound her way towards environmental studies
and a ranger position with South Australian National Parks and
Wildlife Service. In 1984 she took up the Interpretation Officer
position in Kakadu National Park, which blended her teaching and
environmental backgrounds while broadening her understanding of
north Australia and Indigenous cultures. In 1995 she and her family
settled in Darwin where she continued in the
Interpretation/Communication field, but this time with the NT
Government as Senior Interpretation Officer, Parks North. In recent
years Robin has worked with the NT Museum and Art Galleries, with
the NRETAS Greenhouse Policy Unit and in Cambodia with a team
developing a pro-poor eco-tourism trail along the Mekong River.
Robin joined the NAILSMA team in September 2009.
The Project
Robin works with other Communication Officers across NAILSMA
projects, but concentrates her efforts on
Indigenous Water Resource Management Projects.
