[2] She made her first state representative appearance for Victoria in the single sculls competition - racing for the Nell Slatter Trophy - in the 1995 Interstate Regatta at the Australian Rowing Championships.

[2] Although she was a reserve for the Australian women's quad scull who competed at the 1995 World Rowing Championships, Robinson's first international representative regatta was at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in that same boat.

She beat out the veteran Australian sculler Adair Ferguson for the bow seat in the quad who finished ninth.

[3] In 1998 she moved into the Australian quad scull who again performed credibly winning medals in that years World Rowing Cups.

She made the Australian women's eight and stroked the crew to places at two World Rowing Cups in the lead up to the Olympics.

[3] With their excellent pre-Championship form Robinson doubled-up with Jo Lutz, Julia Wilson and Victoria Roberts in the coxless four and also won gold.

Robinson came home in 2001 as a dual World Champion and a member of the first Australian crew to win the women's eight event at Henley.

The Australians with Robinson again in the four seat just held out the Germans and Lutz won her fourth World Championship medal - a silver.

She secured a seat in the competitive Australian women's quad with Dana Faletic, Kerry Hore and Amber Bradley, coached in Canberra by Lyall McCarthy.