Robbie Hunter is a unique individual who definitely thinks outside the square. He's bright, funny and a bit of a nerd, yet girls find him attractive.
He's also a mad keen inventor. The thrill for Robbie is creating something that has never been done before: so he plays havoc in the kitchen, creating 'time-saving' devices for his mother that take ten times longer than normal but he does it with such passionate enthusiasm that she doesn't have the heart to be angry with him.
Robbie is the third youngest child of Beth and the late Jack Hunter. He adores his mum but was always afraid of his father, who had never understood his book-worm son. He had no interest in the farm, unlike Scott, the manly one of the family. So his father tended to always treat Robbie more severely than the other kids and this made him somewhat insecure.
The one person who gives him security about himself is Tasha. They are both free spirits and lovers of nature.
After a rocky start, Tasha and Robbie become lovers. Because they are so sure of their love for each other, they have a secret marriage ceremony in a beautiful setting in the bush. They swear their love for each other and go home to tell Beth they are now 'married'.
Beth at first is distraught but she at last agrees to let them live together in her house, even though it is not a legal marriage. As they settle into domesticity, Tasha and Robbie discover that marriage is not all a bed of roses...
Robbie and Tasha move out of Beth's house and set up home in Tasha's apartment, eventually with Beth's blessing.
Robbie and Tasha are very happy together until Tash becomes involved with a religious sect called The Believers. Tasha becomes so obsessed with The Believers' way of life that she chooses to leave Robbie to live with their commune at The Farm.
Following the arrest of The Believers, Robbie and Tasha are reconciled. Robbie proposes to Tasha and arranges a surprise engagement party. At the party he has arranged for the couple to be married and there are happy celebrations. However, Tasha soon discovers she is pregnant and their happiness is marred by the realisation Jonah is the father of Tasha's baby, not Robbie. The couple put on a brave face, but they are both suffering anguish. Robbie feels he won't be able to bond with the baby.
When Tasha admits that she shot Josh West, Robbie goes to the police station and confesses he is the culprit, so that the pregnant Tasha does not have to go to prison. Barry Hyde is revealed to be Josh West's killer.
After the explosion at Jack and Martha's wedding reception, Robbie is one of five Summer Bay loved ones who goes down in a tragic chopper crash, resulting in Robbie being lost in the bush for many days. Tasha suffers further pregnancy complications during this time, including premature labour bought on by the stress of Robbie being missing. Robbie is found and bought home safe and sound.
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