▁Masters ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration ▁( M BA ) ▁from ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Business ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁invest or . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁campaign er ▁for ▁The ▁W ilder ness ▁Society . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁campaign ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Pl enty ▁G orge ▁Park . ▁Bar ber ▁was ▁also ▁media ▁manager ▁for ▁C ities ▁for ▁Cl imate ▁Prote ction , ▁and ▁B icy cle ▁Victoria . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁Environment ▁Victoria , ▁the ▁Ten ants ' ▁Union , ▁and ▁the ▁Medical ▁Association ▁for ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁Senator ▁Richard ▁Di ▁N ata le . ▁ ▁Local ▁politics ▁Bar ber ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Y ar ra ▁Local ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁of ▁the ▁Council , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁Gre ens ▁Mayor ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁Mayor , ▁Bar ber ▁and ▁his ▁Gre ens ▁colle agues ▁accomplished ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁sp ending ▁on ▁b icy cle ▁paths ▁and ▁conducted ▁soil ▁cont am ination ▁surve ys ▁of ▁play ground s ▁and ▁child ▁care ▁cent res . ▁He ▁also ▁organ ised ▁the ▁plant ing ▁of ▁street ▁trees , ▁worked ▁on ▁dis ability ▁disc rim ination ▁issues , ▁and ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁explo itation ▁in ▁the ▁sex ▁industry . ▁