Col Bembrick joined OTHR in February, 2006 and lives with his wife, Glenda on a small property in Napoleon Reef, near Bathurst. Col was a geologist for most of his career, but before retiring in 2000 spent some years as a technical officer with the Uni of NSW – looking after an optical telescope at Siding Spring, NSW. His life-long background in amateur astronomy stood him in good stead there. He now runs a small private research observatory – Mt Tarana Observatory. When not working for OTHR, this keeps him out of mischief!! Col's hobbies and activities have included Speleology and rock climbing (while at Uni), mountaineering (in NZ), bushwalking and cross-country skiing.