Robyn has been a committee member since 2004, John is a member of the I.T. subcommittee.

They have owned koolies since 1992, their first was a Silhouette koolie named Patch.  John has owned koolies in the mid 1980's also.  They currently own 3 koolies, Sally from Frank Kelm, Snowy from Tjukurpa and Brandy from Silhouette (a great grand niece of Patch). 

John has also owned in the past Australian Cattle Dogs - all reds, Banner Court bloodlines, which he used on his property in Greendale Victoria in the early 80's.  In the 70's & 80's he  owned a koolie while he worked as a contract Slaughterman  and came across them working cattle and sheep while working at Tendercut Meatworks, Thomas Borthwick & Sons, PEM Nominees Vic., Daylesford, Pakenham & Kyneton, Ralph's City abattoirs, Angliss and Bunyip meatworks over a 15 year period.  He has been associated with working dogs over the last 35 years.

While Robyn was young her father was a caretaker of a 360 acre property in St.Arnaud Vic. where they ran sheep and owned kelpies.

She later worked on a 480 acre property in Queensland with Border Collies and Kelpie crosses.

Robyn has over 20 years experience in the hospitality industry and is  currently Assistant Executive Housekeeper at a large inner city Hotel.

John, with the assistance of our first honorary member in America, currently provides the club with website space, the Koolie Forum and administration of both, which have given our members and friends unprecedented quality of presence and communication on the internet.