Joanna and Richard were both recipients of Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2021, for their significant service to the community through charitable initiatives.

Joanna Collins lives in Adelaide, South Australia. She is a big-hearted philanthropist and proud Ambassador of OFI Australia. We were deeply saddened when Richard passed away in 2025.

Joanna and Richard visited the OFI Care Centre in Borneo with OFI Australia Founder, Kobe Steele OAM, to see first-hand the plight of orangutans and the work of OFI. They were moved and inspired by what they saw and very generously donated the funds so we were able to buy a seriously needed, state of the art, digital X-ray machine for the Care Centre’s hospital along with a 10,000-watt Generator to provide permanent electricity to the Care Centre and hospital.

Recently Joanna and Richard hosted an absolutely stunning private fund raising dinner at their home for Dr Biruté Galdikas during her August 2024 Australian visit.

We are so grateful for their kindness and generosity.

“We feel very proud and honoured to be Ambassadors of Orangutan Foundation International Australia and are immensely proud to be contributing and helping to improve the lives of the beautiful orangutans. There is NO need for animal cruelty or inhumane treatment of any living creature. We believe that every individual can make a difference if they adopt the mantra of ‘Think Global – Act Local.’”

 Joanna is self-employed in the beauty industry and has owned ‘A Touch Of Beauty’ since 1987. She is also an Ambassador of the Charlie Teo Foundation, the Duke of Edinburgh International Award and OzHarvest.

Richard is Chairman of the Board of carsales.com and The Jarvis Group. The Jarvis Group employs over 300 staff and annually sells over 7,000 new and used vehicles, servicing over 38,000. Richard holds a degree in Commerce from Melbourne University, majoring in Economics and Company Law. He spent 10 years with the Ford Motor Company and has over 30 years’ experience as a Dealer Principal, currently holding Ford, Toyota, Subaru, Suzuki, Isuzu Ute, Skoda, Peugeot and Citroen franchises.

Richard and Joanna support numerous animal welfare and children’s charities in Australia and overseas, including Animals Asia Foundation, the Jane Goodall Institute, Variety the Children’s Charity, The Green Gecko Project in Cambodia, World Vision, The Andrea Bocelli Foundation and Safe Passage, to name but a few.