Innes Larkin has been active in the outdoors from an early age and remembers climbing 1354m Mt Barney, in south-east Queensland for the first time at age 11. A trained teacher with a Masters of Arts in Outdoor Education, Innes has taught in London, Brisbane and at an outdoor education centre at Maroon Dam. In 2003 Innes and his wife Tracey took over the management of Mt Barney Lodge from his parents and then in 2006 purchased the property growing the business 700% in the 6 years that followed.

Innes is passionate about Tourism and the lasting legacies that a sustainable tourism industry can bring to a region.