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Andrew Bales, Geologist & Prospector

Geologist & Prospector

Andrew Bales

Andrew is a qualified geologist with over 25 years experience

Andrew Bales reads the sky for a living. A trained meteorologist with a soft spot for the parts of the map most forecasts ignore, he translates the models into the one thing a traveller actually needs: should I go, and when?

Out here the weather decides everything: whether a river crossing is on, whether a track is open, whether tonight is swag-under-the-stars or batten-down-the-hatches. A flash flood a hundred kilometres away can close your road, and the only people who saw it coming were watching the right gauge.

The read

For Outback+ Andrew turns the radar, the gauges and the seasonal outlooks into plain-English guidance, so members plan smart, pack right, and travel safe.

Out here the weather decides everything. I want every member to have the read on the sky they need before they turn the key.

Andrew is a qualified geologist with over 25 years experience in the resources industry, ten of which have been in management roles. Andrew's experience dominates in the gold sector and comprises mining and exploration geol

Andrew Bales · Geologist & Prospector

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