Contact us at bob@mmlearning.com.au
Enviroed.com.au is an educational portal for people interested in learning about the environment, especially focusing on Southeast Queensland including Moreton Bay. This portal is under construction in order to highlight the value of online education for raising the appreciation of our natural world.
Director
Bob Crudgington is an experienced environmentalist, workshop facilitator and an online learning designer with a passion for the ecology, flora and fauna of Moreton Bay and Southeast Queensland.
Manic Multimedia P/L
ABN 22 108 020 131
Bob grew up in the coastal town of Redcliffe where he developed a love for Moreton Bay and its wonderful natural wonders as well as community sport. He graduated in marine ecology at the University of Queensland and participated in a number of research projects including utilisation of mangrove habitat by juvenile prawns, the diet of juvenile fish and a survey on Cumaceans in Moreton Bay. He then moved into a professional role in high performance sport.
Bob was the head coach of the 1996 and 2000 medal-winning Olympic softball teams before taking on the role of High Performance Manager for Diving Australia (Olympic Games in 2004) where the team won a record 6 Olympic Medals.
Bob then commenced an academic role with the University of Queensland focusing on online education in the Post-Graduate courses in sports coaching. He also focused his research on authentic online learning design.
In 2004, with his wife Carolyn, they formed a company, Manic Multimedia P/L in order to develop training resources and courses for sport as well as in other industries including health and safety in cleaning and working in remote settings.
In 2005 Bob founded the Redcliffe Environmental Forum (REF Environmental), a volunteer community group focusing on the environment of the Moreton Bay region. With over a million dollar of funding on grants targeting the rehabilitation of local wetlands, REF Environmental continues to be a key player in promoting the values of the local environment. In late 2023, REF obtained a community lease for a new facility at Deception Bay, Qld now known as the Deception Bay Environmental Hub. Apart from Bushcare, and Turtle Rescue REF continues to host a series of research presentations focusing on Moreton Bay.
His current focus is on developing a learning portal to promote the values of Moreton Bay and encourage collaboration between environmental professionals and volunteers as well as the general public. His work also involves being the President of REF Environmental, engaging in citizen science projects, conducting community workshops and presentations and setting up wetland restoration projects. He continues his love of natural history by collecting images and videos of local fauna and flora especially associated with Moreton Bay and Southeast Queensland Rainforests.