Mark is a co-owner of Freedom Ecotours, and one of the new captains of Freedom. As well as working for many years in the maritime industry, Mark has also been a keen sailor, with over 33,000 miles of ocean passages in the log book, including three Sydney-Hobart races and several other international ocean races. Safety…
Keith owned and operated Freedom III for the last 15 years with his wife Sue. They are now retired but continue to support the new owners (Mark and Andrea). He may still be occasional captain and crew trainer on the Freedom tours. Keith has a varied history including owning and operating restaurants in Hervey Bay…
Andrea is the co-owner of Freedom Ecotours. She is thrilled to be working in ecotourism and to share her love of the natural world with all our guests. She has a degree in Environmental Science, and was as a high school science teacher for several years in Australia. She is also a parenting coach, IT…
Toni is our lead skipper, in charge on your whale watching cruise at least five days per week. She is a fully Qualified Master 24 & MED2 Marine Engineer. Formerly a professional accountant as well as her own business owner, Toni decided to work her way up the ranks from deckhand to skipper over several…