article_snippet: As part of the leadership team that responded to the Bali bombings in 2002 and the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004, Peter Baines has had almost 30 years experience responding to people in need.
article_snippet: Peter Baines is an Australian of the Year finalist and Order of Australia medal recipient .
article_snippet: Peter Baines spent 22 years with the NSW Police leading teams in response to  terrorism acts and disasters .
article_snippet: Peter Baines was involved in leading teams responding to the 2002 Bali bombings and the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004 .
article_snippet: When Peter Baines was in Thailand eight months after The Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 hit, Peter Baines was struck by the plight of the children in the area who had lost the children parents and had no one to care for their parents. '
highlights_snippet: Peter Baines spent 22 years leading teams responding to natural disasters .
  