Bonnie Haselgrove:
After completing a Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences with Honours and a Graduate Diploma in Education, Bonnie had a brief stint as a high school mathematics teacher before joining the Bureau in 2014 where she gained a Graduate Diploma in Meteorology. She has spent most of her career as an operational weather forecaster, delivering services for the public, aviation customers, and Emergency Services. Bonnie recently joined the Bureau’s Training Centre, conducting training and competency assessments for forecasters, working on the implementation of the Australian Fire Danger Ratings System, and helping manage and deliver the Bureau’s Introduction to Meteorology courses.
Gina Lawrie:
After completing a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Maths, Gina joined the Bureau in 2003 where she gained a Graduate Diploma in Meteorology. She has spent most of her career as an operational weather forecaster, delivering services for the public, marine and aviation customers, Defence and Emergency Services. She has worked in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and the Williamtown RAAF base. More recently she joined the Bureau’s Training Centre, where she currently works, conducting training and competency assessments for forecasters. Gina also manages and delivers the Bureau’s Introduction to Meteorology
courses for members of the public, disaster managers and those whose workplace decisions require a level of
knowledge about the weather.
Chris Davies:
Chris joined the Bureau of Meteorology in 2007 after completing a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of
Computer Science. After completing the Graduate Diploma in Meteorology, Chris was posted to Darwin for 8 years covering a number of roles, including Tropical Cyclone Lead Forecaster, Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre Manager and Senior Forecaster. After gaining mid-latitude meteorology experience in the Adelaide office, Chris became a full time meteorology training specialist holding a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and a Graduate Certificate in Adult and Vocational Education. Chris is currently the manager of in-service meteorologist training, based in Melbourne.
