Peter Gash

Peter Gash is the Managing Director of Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort and Seair Pacific.
Lady Elliot is a coral cay island located 80 kms north-east of Bundaberg, on the
southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. In his early twenties, Peter discovered the
island and its amazing beauty, both above and below the water. Coincidentally, that’s
where he and his now wife, Julie, became close friends and both shared passion for
the natural environment and the fragile eco-system of the island.

Peter is a licenced Pilot and has been flying tourists to the Great Barrier Reef for over
25 years. He started out operating regular scenic daytrips by seaplane from the Gold
Coast to Lady Musgrave Island on the southern Great Barrier Reef. In the mid 90’s,
Peter took the floats off the plane and began flying guests to nearby Lady Elliot Island.
Lady Elliot Island is the only coral cay island on the Great Barrier Reef with an airstrip.
Peter, his family and two business partners took over the lease of the island in 2005
and has been operating the 43 room eco resort since that time.

Peter’s main motivation is Education and the Environment – Lady Elliot Island Eco
Resort operates on a ‘Four E’s’ Philosophy: To look after our Environment we need to
be Efficient, Economically Sustainable and able to Educate Effectively.