She is the CEO of the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF).
[citation needed] In 1998 Tabart received a Computersworld Smithsonian Award on behalf of the AKF.
[1] In 2011 she received the International Association of Business Communicators EXCEL Award.
[1][5] In January 2008, Tabart was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in acknowledgement of her contributions to the protection and management koalas and their habitat, and her service to Australia and humanity.
Besides her day job at the AKF, she also practices permaculture and grows her own vegetables.