Dr Ken Hart has been involved with environmental organisations and unions for a long time. He has a PhD in Physics and worked in the Tasmanian state service in IT, data analysis and project management for many years. He also worked as a research officer for the CPSU and was on the Council of the CPSU for several years. He grew up in Melbourne and Sydney and is a keen bushwalker. Ken was attracted to Tasmania by the beauty of its wilderness and moved here to enjoy it more and help protect it.