Rob Cory has joined HBF as the member organisation?s new group manager of public affairs. He joins the company from the RAC, where he was public relations manager for member advocacy, replacing John Le Cras, who has moved on to take a role with Murdoch University. Mr Cory?s career began in the United Kingdom where he worked for BBC Radio as a broadcast journalist. In recent years he has managed PR campaigns for a range of high profile UK-based organisations including BBC Worldwide, BBC Sport and the Comic Relief charity. He moved to Perth from London in 2003. He is also an occasional contributor to the Travel section of The West Australian newspaper.