Brand Tas

"You can’t just sit back and expect something to happen. You have to influence that yourself, or with a group of people. Sometimes, if you believe in something, you have to put yourself out there, even if you wouldn’t ordinarily."

"The people you get to work with are just inspirational. It’s just the best profession. I still wake up every morning going, 'I can’t believe they gave me a job with Ambulance Tasmania.'"

"If I walk down the street and see someone wearing something from the Spotted Quoll, it still fills me with elation. It’s always a pinch-me moment."

"It was a big shock coming to Australia, especially at 15. You leave all your friends behind and you don’t know a word of English. And in 1972, Australia was still very anti-migrant. We didn’t have the cultural diversity that we have now."

"People come to Tasmania for scientific reasons, even if they don’t use that word. They want to see an Aurora, or do the Overland Track and see all these incredible species. Those are all scientific reasons."