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Ashley Robinson

"Community is a big part of my life ... I care about this issue and want to be a part of making change for the better."

I have lived on the Sunshine Coast for nearly 65 years. My dad originally arrived here at the age of one in 1918, my mum arrived here in 1922 as a baby.

Born in Nambour, my mother’s origin is unknown as she was adopted. My father is of Anglo-Saxon, Catholic descent. My DNA test revealed, I am 35 per cent mix of Asian, Eastern Bloc and Mongolian heritage.

I have worked on the Sunshine Coast most of my life. Previously, I have lived in Western Australia and Longreach for one year. I have been in hospitality since 1976 and management since 1988. For the first 30 years of my life, I was involved in sport on the coast as a participant in league, cricket, water polo, AFL and tennis. 

For the last 20 years I have been a Sports Administrator. Currently, I am the CEO at Alex Surf Club and Chairman of the Sunshine Coast Falcons, Chairman of Thunder Netball and currently CEO of Met Caloundra Surf Club . I am Chairman of the Sports Hub, a member of Sports Awards judging committee, and member of the Henzell’s Foundation. I am a Co-Founder of Island Charity Swim; which has raised over 1.9 million for kids with disabilities.

Why did you become a patron for this campaign?

Community is a big part of my life, seeing the difficulties our community faces and hopefully helping those that are not so lucky. I have a desire for fairness, equality and acceptance. I ache about this issue and want to be a part of making change for the better.

I have always felt as a region we could be more inclusive to not only new arrivals, but multicultural issues as well. I accepted this role as a patron and as an ally, as I acknowledged I too could and should do better.

When I travelled to India and was part of building an orphanage, I became self-aware and recognised that I had previously been racist. I had a real light bulb moment, and I was humbled by the beautiful people over there, and since then have tried to be far more aware of other people’s culture and heritage, I hope I can continue that.