On Rob Hunter’s ninth day of teaching at the age of 20, Edwin John Eastwood burst into his remote South Gippsland school of Wooreen and at gun point took Rob and his nine students hostage. The date was February 14th 1977. This incident has had a marked impact on Rob’s life.
However, Rob continued teaching with the Education Department of Victoria until 2018. He presently works part time as a Chaplain at Leopold Primary School and runs his business Kidnapped Teacher Talks on the side.
Rob is the author of Day 9 at Wooreen and is the founder and presenter of the seminar Kidnapped Teacher Talks – Health After Hurt.
Rob is married to Judi and resides in Ocean Grove. They have four adult children.