Community Advisor

Row was a decorated police officer in the NSW Police, rising to Chief Inspector, the majority of that time in rural and remote areas of the state. He has recently medically-retired / shifted careers after 36 years, and is experiencing what a life outside the emergency services could be like. For more than 20 years he also served as Emergency Operations Controller in regional and remote areas, coordinating an Emergency Operations Centre to provide logistical aid in the face of bushfire, flood, and other emergencies.

Row is also a mentor to other men and boys, and a Circle practitioner. He cares deeply about family, respect and loyalty and loves the outdoors, spending time in nature - especially hiking, fishing and camping - and best done together.

He brings great compassion, honesty and a very different lived experience to other Percolab members, making his role of community advisor an extremely valuable one. He also helps to ‘sense-check’ our work and language, to support more people to access it.

A recent cancer survivor, Row’s greatest gift from the experience is the freedom in surrendering and being vulnerable.