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Tolhurst, Kevin Gerard was born on December 11, 1955 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of Harold James and Etta Christina Tolhurst.
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Kevin Gerard Tolhurst
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Kevin Gerard Tolhurst, Canadian Fire research scientist. Recipient A.L. Benallack Memorial Citizenship award, 1976, Woodward prize for utilization and fieldwork, Woodward Sawmills, 1976; Commonwealth Forestry Post-Graduate scholar Australian Forestry Council, 1987. Vice president St. Vincent de Paul, Ballarat Region, since 1995. Member International Association Wildland Fire, Institute of Foresters, Ecological Society Australia.
Education
Diploma in Forestry, Victorian School Forestry, Creswick, Australia, 1976; B Forestry Sciences with honors, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1996.
Career
Forest assessor, Forests Commission, Victoria, 1977; forest researcher, Forests Commission, Victoria, 1978-1980; lecturer, Forests Commission, Victoria, 1980-1981; forest officer, Forests Commission, Victoria, 1982-1983; principal scientist fire research, Department Natural Resources, Victoria, 1984-1986; lecturer, researcher, U. Melbourne, since 1997. Chairman Australian Forestry Council RWG-6, 1992-1995.
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Membership
Vice president St. Vincent de Paul, Ballarat Region, since 1995. Member International Association Wildland Fire, Institute of Foresters, Ecological Society Australia.
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Married Rosemary Dawn Bourke, June 27, 1981. Children: Michael Christopher, Genevieve.
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Canadian
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Recipient A.L. Benallack Memorial Citizenship award, 1976, Woodward prize for utilization and fieldwork, Woodward Sawmills, 1976. Commonwealth Forestry Post-Graduate scholar Australian Forestry Council, 1987.Recipient A.L. Benallack Memorial Citizenship award, 1976, Woodward prize for utilization and fieldwork, Woodward Sawmills, 1976. Commonwealth Forestry Post-Graduate scholar Australian Forestry Council, 1987.