Parks and Wildlife Service

Dear staff

Craig Saunders, whom many staff would have encountered at some stage, and in some cases knew very well, died as a result of an accident while riding his bicycle in the Huon Valley on Monday.

Craig was employed as a track worker with the PWS for different periods for more than 20 years. Craig quickly proved to be a person who was always enthusiastic and regularly used ingenuity in his daily work. Craig had a special relationship with the remote Southwest of Tasmania.

Craig was also employed as the Southern Region volunteer facilitator, a role in which he established strong connections with the volunteer community that he maintained even after leaving the PWS. Craig set up and continued to organise working bees for many of the more remote and isolated locations, such as Maatsuyker Island.

During the past five years, Craig provided his services as a volunteer to help the PWS manage some of our more remote areas, and also volunteered for a range of other community based organisations.

This is a tragic loss of an enthusiastic and passionate person who made an enormous contribution through his work as a volunteer facilitator and as a Director of Wildcare Inc, including in the position of Treasurer for many years.

We will miss his sense of humour and high levels of energy. Craig was the type of person who certainly gave more than he took in life.

Yours sincerely

Peter Mooney GENERAL MANAGER PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE