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Dr Robert John Gartland OAM (born 8 May 1954) is an Australian businessperson, historian and recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2024.
Business
Gartland founded Gartland Real Estate (Geelong) in 1999. The business grew to employ 36 staff and managed a portfolio of $350 million. In 2016 the business was sold to Michael de Stefano.[1]
Collections & Research
After selling Gartland Real Estate, Gartland’s focus moved from commerce to recording and collecting history with a focus on Geelong.
In 2022, the National Trust recognised Gartland for his work in identifying important historical sites in the Geelong region.[2]
The Gartland Collection is a large private collection of historically and culturally important artefacts, objects, images, and sound recordings relating to Australian football. Some of the collection is housed in the Bob Gartland Heritage Centre at Kardinia Park.[3][4]
Curated by Gartland, a further sample of his collection went on public display at Geelong Gallery from September-November 2019[5][6]. The exhibition attracted 12,000 visitors.
In 2015, Gartland published a digital product -The Greatest Team of All - a 15-year project that aimed to document every player of the Geelong Football Club. The Greatest Team of All features 1228 players from 1877.[7][8]
Deakin University lists him as an affiliate in the Australian Policy and History network stating that "The Gartland Collection is the world's largest and most important private collection of historically and culturally important artefacts, objects, images, and sound recordings relating to Australian football."[9]
Geelong Football Club
As part of recording and collecting history, Gartland spent twelve years as a Director of the Geelong Football Club including documenting its history. During this time, he founded the Geelong Football Club’s History Society, serving as its inaugural Chair.[10] He also chaired the Club's Honouring the Past Committee and its History and Tradition Committee. In 2017, Gartland was inducted as a Life Member and in 2022 as a recipient of the RJ Hickey Award[11][12]from the Geelong Football Club.
Gartland is the Founding Ambassador of community hospice Anam Cara House Geelong chaired by Diana Taylor.
In 2024, Gartland was recognised for his work in service to the Geelong community with a Medal of the Order of Australia [13] and was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Deakin University. [14] [15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gartland turns to a new direction". Geelong Advertiser. 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Club wins heritage award". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Almanac Footy History and Memorabilia: The Bob Gartland (Geelong FC) Collection". www.footyalmanac.com.au. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Geelong Football Club". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "The Greatest Team of All—treasures from the Bob Gartland Collection | Geelong Gallery". www.geelonggallery.org.au. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Cats history to go on display". K rock Football. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ Hanlon, Peter (2015-06-04). "A picture of passion: Geelong's Bob Gartland creates the ultimate team photo". The Age. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Rinaldo, Talia (2019-09-26). "The Greatest Team of All—treasures from the Bob Gartland Collection". Forte Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Bob Gartland". Contemporary Histories. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ Kardinia Park Chronicles - The Cattery, retrieved 2022-10-16
- ^ "Hall Of Fame | Bob Gartland Speech". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Taylor, James (2022-06-21). "Cats award life memberships to Blicavs, Cam Guthrie". Bellarine Times. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Hui, Jin (2024-06-10). "A lifetime of service". Geelong Independent. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Bob Gartland receives Deakin Honorary Doctorate". www.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "A Geelong icon who helped build Deakin". Deakin 50 Years. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
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