Peter and Barbara Gilbert have been married for 36 years and have lived in Diamond Creek since 1982. They have four children - Jane, Sharon, Andrew and Matthew. All four have been on Youth Exchange to Sweden, Belgium, Denmark and Brazil.
Peter has been a member of the Rotary Club of Preston since November 1977 and has served on all club positions in that time including as president on 1992/93. He was recognised by his club with a PHF in 1995 and Sapphire in 2004. Peter attended the World Convention in Melbourne in 1993 and his family has home hosted GSE team members from Sweden and ten youth exchange students. At district level Peter has served twice as District Treasurer, on the Youth Exchange committee as Treasurer and Country Co-ordinator and also on the District Conference Planning Committee as Conference Treasurer. He was recently Chair of the District International Committee for two years.
Peter is a Fellow CPA Accountant and also a Certified Financial Planner. He started in business in 1974 and is now the Senior Partner in two related businesses. The first business provides tax and accounting services and the second provides financial planning services. Together they employ ten team members. Peter's role as Senior Partner is to develop and grow the businesses.
Outside of Rotary, Peter is a Director and Treasurer of Moira Kelly's Children First Foundation. He also attends the Diamond Valley Baptist Church where he has previously been involved in the musical ministry as a pianist. Being a qualified accountant and auditor Peter also audits numerous not-for-profit organisations.
Peter enjoys golf and gardening while Barbara enjoys her involvement in many church activities and looking after the family. They each look forward to serving Rotary in the years ahead.
