Federal President
Louise Matthews
The Rolls-Royce Owners Club has been a large part of my life; starting back as far as the 1960’s. Much of my youth was spent traveling around Australia on club events with my parents who were also members.
My Silver Wraith, affectionately known as Bertha, is undergoing a full restoration and I hope to have her back on the road shortly. I am really looking forward to driving her again and joining with the other lady club members in their own cars.
My husband Neil and I have been involved in our health administration business for most of our working lives and this has enabled us to travel, meet and make friends in all states in Australia.
I can thoroughly recommend not only the camaraderie, but also the technical and historical resources available to Bentley and Rolls-Royce owners by being part of the club.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly for any information I can help with.
Federal Secretary
Brian Williams
Brian is a member of the Victorian Branch where he is currently in his 10th year as Secretary. He has a background in law, treasury, resources and technology.
Brian has always had an interest in cars and began his involvement with Rolls-Royce and Bentley in Texas and is still a member of the TX region of the RROC. He has veteran, vintage and classic cars ranging from 1909 to 1984. They include four marque cars of which his favourite is a 1966 Bentley MPW fixed head coupe CBH1973. He purchased the Bentley in Dallas in 2004 and shipped it to Melbourne in 2011 after campaigning it at a number of events throughout the USA. He also has a long-term interest in Jensen, owning a 1970 FF.
Brian has worked for a number of global companies including Shell and Rio Tinto which required extensive travel and postings around the world. As a result, he has an extensive knowledge of cross border contracting, intellectual property, corporations and board governance.
Federal Treasurer
Ian Oliver
Ian is a member of the A.C.T Branch and has a background in accounting, small business and real estate.
With limited initial capital he has over time developed the Capital Holdings Group of companies to have ownership in several commercial real estate properties and had a significant interest in storage in Australia & UK. Ian is one of the founding members of the Self Storage Association of Australasia and the Self Storage Association of Asia.
More recently, Ian has diversified the Capital Holdings Group to be a major shareholder in a leading building waste management and resource recovery centre at Pialligo A.C.T.
Ian has always had an interest in fine cars and that is why he has a passion for the Bentley and Rolls – Royce marques. His first Bentley was a 1951 Standard Saloon Mark VI that was bought some 20 years ago to suit the English Tudor Manor style home that he had at the time. Since then Ian has acquired quite a few cars including a Bentley Mark VI Park Ward Drophead Coupe. He has travelled with this car extensively with the car being shipped to the U.K. to attend 2018 RREC events. The current corporate collection of post-war Bentley and Rolls Royce cars together with arguably having some of the world’s fastest production sedans from 1951 – 2017 in a collection of approximately 30 vehicles under his supervision and management is testament to his passion.