Mr Barry Robson has been President of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia since 2003 and was a delegate between 1995 and 2003. From 1995 to 2003 he was also Assistant Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia and prior to that a Councilor of Blacktown City Council, NSW. Mr Robson is currently President of the Blacktown and Mt Druitt Cardiac Support Group, Director of the Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation and a member of the National Asbestos Taskforce.
