Born in Charleville in 1955 to Bob and Marie Dare, Robbie is the eldest of five children. His primary schooling took place at Windorah Primary School and his secondary schooling at Nudgee College in Brisbane. After completing school Robbie worked with the Department of Main Roads building the Whitula Creek Bridge. He later worked on the bitumen road at and around Windorah. Robbie also spent some years working on Morney Plains station as a Station Hand, he then moved onto Toowoomba to become an office manager of a plant and machinery business. Being a self employed business man and with over ten years experience working at the Diamantina Shire Council, Robbie has come to understand many of the challenges facing residents of Queensland's remote South West corner. Robbie, wife Adele and their three children Ben, Jeffrey and Jaime have lived in the area for many years. This is Mayor Cr Robbie Dare’s second term in Council. | 
