2020 Committee Members

The current members of the NSW Fancy Rodent Society Inc Committee are listed below. Please feel free to chat to any of them if you have any questions, or can offer some help yourself. We’re always looking for enthusiasm and assistance! The usual point of contact for official matters is the Public Officer – please see the Contact Us page for more info.

If you would like to make a nomination for a committee position, please use the Committee Nomination Form.

President: Lauren McNair
Vice President: Sandra McLean
Secretary: Jodi Brock
Treasurer: Dianne Osborne
Public Officer: Steve Smith
General Committee Members: Wendy Culshaw, Kerry Kleynjan, Rachel Sydenham.

Member Bios

President – Lauren McNair: I own Mouseback Mousery. I’ve kept mice since I was a kid, but after coming to my first show in 2018 I quickly fell in love with Mouse showing and started Mouseback Mousery shortly after. I also run the club website. When i’m not doing rodent things, I work in the Horse Industry and am studying a Bachelor Of Veterinary Technology. In my spare time I ride and compete horses in dressage, and enjoy miniature painting, video games and vinyl records.

 
 
 


Vice-President – Sandra McLean: I am the owner of Lucy Lou Rodentry, I have been involved with the Club since 2013, the hobby started with me hand raising 3 lovely Rattus Rattus found in my shed. I am retired after clipping horses professionally for over 40 years and now repair horse rugs to support my rodent family. My other hobbies apart from rats and mice extend to horses, chooks and growing things.

 
 
 


Secretary – Jodi Brock: I am a mother of 3 boys. I manage the Australian Office for a Global Marine Salvage Company. I have been involved with the Club since 2014 both showing and judging. I am the owner of Cyclone Mousery breeding both rats & mice in South West Sydney, where we also run a Rodent Rescue. In my spare time I am a Taxi for my children, a wife a Gamer and I dabble in Netflix. I also own British Shorthair Cats.

 
 
 
 


Treasurer – Dianne Osborne: I have been a Club member since 2008. I rescued my first rat Scabbers in 2002. I work full-time in the family business. Apart from Rats, I am also the proud owner of Cats, Lorikeets, Chickens, Guinea Fowl and Horses. When I have spare time I like to sew, go to Rodeos. Apart from showing Rats I also show chickens. We do Club runs with the Jaguar Drivers Club and I like to cook. I run Oz Rats.

 
 
 
 


Public Officer – Steve Smith: I have been a member of the Club for 4 years. I’ve kept rats since 2011 starting with 2 Rattikins animals. Nearly a quarter of my rats have been rescues and I have no plans to breed. I retired from paid work in May 2018, one of goals is to explore this marvellous city a piece at a time – apart from the expensive housing, traffic, the impatient people I love living here since moving from Melbourne.

 
 
 


Committee – Wendy Culshaw: I have been a member of the Rodent Club for 3 years but have owned mice as pets for a long time, starting with a boy called Whiskers when I was 14. I am not a breeder,  I prefer to get lovable pets from others in the Club. I work in IT and in my spare time I love traveling, getting the enjoyment from cycle touring and seeing new places at a slow pace.

 
 
 


Committee – Rachel Sydenham: I own Rattikins Rattery and Rattikins Small Animal Boarding and work in Customer Service . I am qualified in different animal fields specialising in small animal care. I have owned and bred rats since 1992 specialising in coats types & colour pattern marking genes. I am the Small Mammals Rep for Animal Care Australia. In my spare time I draw, paint and ride my horse in Medieval displays and events.

 
 


 

Club Documentation

Meeting Minutes

The Committee gathers at most shows to discuss official matters, and are required to post the minutes from these meetings for public perusal. If you have any questions about a meeting and the minutes are not yet posted here, please feel free to contact the Public Officer.