Rob Coales has almost 20 years of experience in law enforcement and defence.
He also served his country overseas with the Australian Army and is a member of the Returned and Services League, the Royal United Services Institute and Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.
Mr Coales holds a Bachelor of Arts from Murdoch University, a Diploma of Policing through the Australian Federal Police, and a Graduate Certificate of Transnational Crime Prevention from the University of Wollongong.