With a legacy of over 60 years as a family business, Robson values a people-focused approach in all aspects of our operations. This is evident in our collaborative project delivery, how we care for our employees, and our commitment to giving back to the communities in which we operate.
Robson began a corporate partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, Northern NSW (RMHC NNSW) in 2022, with its mission of supporting families in their time of turmoil close to Managing Director Grant and wife Melissa’s hearts, as parents that faced the challenge of unexpectedly delivering their son at 27 weeks.
Robson has supported intensive recruitment campaigns to bolster volunteer numbers, their training and onboarding as well as new uniforms that foster a sense of pride among the volunteering family.
Post-COVID, volunteer numbers had declined to approximately 58 and all RMHC NNSW programs were significantly impacted. Now there are approximately 350 volunteers. Consequently, Ronald McDonald Houses across Newcastle and Tamworth, family rooms in John Hunter Childrens Hospital and Gosford Hospital and the Forster Retreat are now enjoying significantly increased numbers of volunteers, meaning more families can receive support.
As Robson enters a third year of partnership with RMCH Northern NSW, we commend all the RMHC NNSW staff for their dedicated work in recruiting and training nearly 300 volunteers over the past two years. We also take this opportunity to express our gratitude all the volunteers for their invaluable contributions to RMHC NNSW and the positive impact they have on seriously ill children and their families.
RMHC Northern NSW’s goal is to reach 400 volunteers, and the charity offers a range of diverse volunteer roles. If you’ve ever considered volunteering, please visit https://nnswfundraising.rmhc.org.au/volunteers for more information or to register your interest.
Robson have a longstanding partnership with CareFlight, spanning over a decade. We’re proud to support this vital community service that not only helps to save lives through their rapid response aircraft but also provide training to emergency first responders in remote and regional areas, empowering them to also save more lives in their local communities.
A recent site base visit highlighted the importance of the critical service to the community, with a group tour of the engineering hangars and aeromedical education centre. On the day the group saw the helicopter arrive back from mission no 2 of the day, and after a talk from the air crew, and a quick photo, the chopper was called upon for the 3rd mission of the day, demonstrating the high demand service, enabling urgent medical care to be delivered to those far from a hospital.
Robson has been a proud supporter of the Donnica Clarke Foundation since 2009. The foundation provides scholarships for young emerging athletes from the Central Coast region as they aspire to be the best they can be in their chosen sport.
In 2025, we are delighted to be able to sponsor Max Elliot in Water Polo, Mia Heran in Martial Arts/Karate and Carter Thompson in the MotoGP.
Central Coast Marine Rescue
In 2024, we proudly added Marine Rescue Central Coast (MRCC) to the list of charities and non-profit organisations we support.
MRCC provides search and rescue services with volunteer boat crews rostered 24/7. They also provide Marine Educational services including Radio and Boat licenses. They rely heavily on community support, with approximately 80% of funding coming from private fundraising and donations rather than government subsidies. A massive amount of training and management goes into the successful administering of CCMR and we’re proud to contribute financially, helping with the cost of running this highly regarded and vital service.
Robson is delighted to provide support to this essential service on our local waterways for the boating community across the Central Coast.
Anyone can donate to MRCC to support them in their plight to keep everyone safe on the water by heading to: https://www.marinerescuensw.com.au/support-us/donate/.