I’m not sure where the past 5 years have gone, but we are happy to say we’ve spent a large majority of it here bringing you all the relevant news and events that have kept Rob busy that’s for sure. Thank you to all our followers who visit the site, tweet us (put up with my rants) and share the Rob love. We know some of you have been with us almost from the beginning and we’ve had some amazing experiences and success over the years like these:
1. 2008/2009 – Bringing “How To Be” to fans for the only cinema screening in Australia in March 2009. This was a monumental effort from RPAU’s original owner Cilla and the reason I became involved with RPAU and met Michelle and Vertigo.  This could not have been possible without Justin Kelly (Producer of HTB). He’s a gem.
2. 2009 – In conjunction with the Ritz Cinema in Randwick holding the first cinema screening of Little Ashes in December 2009. We lobbied Kojo Pictures for 12 months to convince them that it should have a limited cinema release and not go straight to DVD. Happy to say that it did get limited release around Australia in 2009/2010.
3. 2011 – 20thCenturyFoxAustralia asked us to help them promote Rob’s first red carpet appearance in Australia for the Water For Elephant’s premiere in May 2011. How could we say no. Being invited to the red carpet was bitter sweet but still an amazing experience and the first time we saw Rob up close. Water For Elephants hit No. 1 at the Australian Box office – it was a spectacular hit in Oz.
4. 2012 – Dave from The London Film Review asked me if I was interested in writing an article for them about Rob – how could I say no. Then we got the news that Rob was again coming to Sydney for the Breaking Dawn Pt 2 Fan Event in October.  Meeting and talking to Rob was a dream come true and we shared this with some of you.
I guess we have been lucky enough over the past 5 years that the Australian distributors for all of Rob’s films have been more than happy to talk to us and let us help them promote his films. Porchlight Films has been great to us since Rob was announced to star in David Michod’s “The Rover” and we can’t wait to bring you more information about the release of this film.
At the moment we are working closely with Dior in Sydney and are hoping to bring something later today or soon in the lead up to the release of DiorRob in Australia on 18 November 2013 (hoping it’s not just for Aussies too – we’re working on it!)  It supports exactly what RPAU is all about and that’s promoting Rob’s career.  We’ll also have a little giveaway later on today involving Nick Osborne who, as you know, worked closely with Rob on Remember Me.
In the meantime, let’s have a little flashback of what Rob’s been doing to keep us busy …
Happy Birthday 5th RPAU Thanks you girls for being who you are and for only ever being about Robs career You are my haven away from all the “madness” out there Love & hugs xxxxx
RPAU HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU AND I WISH YOU MANY MORE WONDERFUL YEARS AHEAD DOING WHAT YOU DO. 😀
I’m so very happy for you, I love the work you do and ever since I discovered you I have always admired the respect and your professionalism and dedication towards Rob. You have never wavered from this, you have always kept it as the respectful site that it is. I may not comment all the time but I check to see what’s going on.
Without doubt I will be checking in many times today. Best wishes to all xoxoxox 😀
Amazing work! Simply flawless.
Happy anniversary RPAU!!!! *applauds* As a Rob fan I can’t thank you enough for your incedible efforts over the years, you are a real testament to Rob and certainly the only site I wish to visit and be a part of. Respect is such an easy word to say, there are truly not many places that practice it when it comes to Rob. A huge, HUGE THANK YOU for all you do – it’s an amazing international family here and I look forward to all that Rob has in his future and sharing it with you all here. 🙂 *waves to new followers and lurkers too* 🙂
*group hug*
Absolutely amazing montage by the way – priceless. 😀
RPAU HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you so much everyone for your beautiful comments, means more to us than we can ever express in words. And thank YOU all for supporting RPAU & sharing this AMAZING journey that is Rob’s career with us, makes it all the more special *hugs everyone tight* Cannot wait to share & enjoy together all the future Rob brilliance – we have SO much to look forward to 😀
And I just want to say again a HUGE thank you Jules for the A M A Z I N G anniversary banner, seriously Jules, it is just beyond words *mwah*
Ditto to everything Michelle has said.
You all make this much more fun – all of you – even those who disagree with me LOL.
FELIZ ANIVERSARIO RPAustralia
Yo no hablo inglés fluido, pero aunque sea en español tengo que decirles que ADMIRO su trabajo, tan honesto, tan leal y sobre todo RESPETUOSO con Rob y su carrera. Bendiciones y mucho crecimiento como equipo e individual como personas sin duda tienen un gran sitio y merecen cumplir muchos años más.
HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY RPAU!!!!
What an amazing 5 years too. How lucky are we to have not only a fantastic, humble man to follow but dedicated and honest women to fill us in and keep us updated on his career?
Thank you so much for all of your tireless and endless work promoting Rob and his incredible talent. I truly love coming here to share my passion for Rob.
Maria, Michelle, Suze, LL & Jules, you make it so much fun and the fact that you take away all the politics and trash that 99% of the other fan sites are filled with, that’s what I love most.
Congratulations ladies. I hope you know how appreciated and admired you all are.
*pops champagne bottle* *throws confetti*
LET”S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!!
xxxx
Happy 5th birthday to all at RPAU – you’re an amazing and talented bunch and I can’t thank you enough for all the joy you share with us daily.
Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined this crazy ‘Rob roller coaster’ we’re on, but I can’t imagine a better bunch to be sharing the ride with. After all, it’s about celebrating Rob, his career and his success, and having fun along the way – and no-one does that better than RPAU.
So 3 cheers to RPAU, for all who contribute and especially to Maria & Michelle – you do Rob proud. Here’s to the next 50 years of supporting a wonderful man on his journey (yeah 50 – that’s not a typo!). Oh, and I can’t see the banner (damn), but I’m sure it’s brilliant!
@Maria, if I have to sit here and open ALL 132 images (as I’m VERY tempted to do), I really WILL be using that “tap tap tap” code !!!!! Big hugs from Hawaii!
Happy Birthday from Hungary
Wow 5 years 🙂 congrats girls and thanks for this great 5 years thanks for the smiles fun i think if he is here today he will be proude …. wish you another 50 happy years with our dear Robert 🙂
LMAO @Sue! Just bookmark for when you can actually enjoy.
Thanks @twmmy and @mema – so good to hear from you again!
Thanks @Sare – you are one of the golden oldies and I mean that in the nicest possible way *mwah*
Awww thank you so much @Daniela – google translate was my friend. Really appreciate your gratitude (as with everyone else too).
@Maria haha I don’t mind being referred to as an oldie when it comes to how long I’ve loved Rob.
*throws streamers*
What an incredible journey it’s been so far!! Sometimes I look back and think about all the wild and happy days we’ve ALL shared together at RPAU … and I feel truly blessed to have had this experience with such an amazing bunch of Rob fans. For me, this too is my sanctuary and I want to thank Maria and Michelle for taking me in and to Rob, for being so freaking amaze-balls at what he does.
I’ll never forget that day we first met in person (M&M’s) at the “How to Be” screening – it was so much fun to see so many fans come together to watch this beautiful piece of Rob cinema history. I remember having been floored by Rob’s versatility and natural talent for comedy.
Here’s to another how ever many years of us sharing and rejoicing in whatever Rob chooses to do in his career, for as long as he loves doing it.
This montage is epic and what a wonderful celebration it is. Busy busy man!
The banner is outstanding Jules – you continue to floor us with your talent. Mwah!
*pops cork*
Cheers Lovelies! Will see you all around for many more. YAY!
Once upon a time I looked down my nose at crazy fans (of anything). What was wrong with these people? Waiting out in the cold and rain for hours to see a glimpse of their idols. Knowing so much about a person, investing so much time and emotion in some abstract idea. I just didn’t get it at all.
Apparently that was 5 years ago.
Now I am a card carry fan and part of the reason I can be out and proud is because I follow RPAU and have been shown I can be a fan without the crazy.
I have met life long friends and shared some wonderful fan moments with many RPAU ladies. This community is precious to me and every time I open the site I feel a little bit of magic. Rob magic. M&M magic (you guys rock!) .Jules magic. Magic that everyone here creates together.
So RPAU are soggy marshmallows!
And sausages on a bus!
You´re the best. Thanks for all.
thank you ladies. Your´re the best.
Congratulations Maria and Michelle!! Sorry I’m the last one to congratulate you ladies. Thank you thank you thank you for everything you have done so far and for the unique class you always show with your choices. There’s not one day I spend without visiting your site knowing I will find what is most relevant for my beloved Rob. I know how much time you need to keep up and running this site the way you do, so, my hat is off to you. I hope my English is correct and I’m not writing stupid words here.
I love you ladies and I thank you again so very much!!!!
Happy 5th anniversary RPAU! This is my favorite site and I appreciate your work very much, ladies! I’m with you since 2009. I send my love tu you from Central Europe – Slovakia.
Just want to say thank you so much once again everyone for your beautiful comments *hugs* And no way are your words stupid Roberta, thank you so much 😀
Beautiful comments, love reading them 🙂
LOL @Sue….good luck surviving your holiday and limited access to RPAU!! 😉
Happy 5th Anniversary! Thanks, ladies, for all of your hard work in making RPAU such a classy and respectful site. You do Rob proud! 🙂
Sorry sorry sorry I couldn’t get here on time – I knew I was bound to miss the party. I’ve just been reading everyone’s comments and I must say it’s brought a lump to my throat. Like Carmel, I’m not into ‘fandom’ (well, maybe many years ago when I was 13!) but Rob is something special and unique. He’s touched my life in some inexplicable way, and not because I’m some mental case or social misfit (well, not MUCH of one, anyway!) The general population may think people like us who support a site like this are deluded and have no other life, but it’s just not true. We have husbands, partners, children, families and friends (real life friends, not Facebook ones) and we also love Rob. Anyone or anything that brings joy to people only enriches one’s life experiences, and Robert Pattinson, through his films, does that for me. I’m so happy I found RPAU – I haven’t been here from the start, maybe only four years now, but what I see here every single day is honour, integrity and Respect with a capital ‘R’. The women who run and contribute to this site are nothing short of extraordinary – God bless you, one and all. Maria, Michelle, Jules (love your new banner!), Vertigo, Lise-Lou, Suze and Roberta (yes, you too – your screen caps and translations are awesome!) and all the girls who comment regularly on the site deserve nothing but the highest praise for being true followers of this wonderful man! Happy 5th Anniversary and may you have many, many more!
Thanks so much Trish *hugs* And we are so glad you found us too! Reading everyone’s beautiful comments brought a lump to my throat too. I love what we have here at RPAU, so many special & beautiful friends – we are so lucky 🙂
I am definitely way late to this celebration but some devilish person set a “Dior” challenge I believe – I think I hit replay in my sleep now 😉 how many zeros are there 14,000,000 etc etc
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all of you lovely, talented and devoted ladies who make this site so awesome special mention to Maria and Michelle you ladies are tireless in keeping us up to date – I so appreciate your time and dedication. I love coming to RPAU and being able to share in Robs career with people who also appreciate him and understand my “interest”. Hugs and kisses to you all – let’s celebrate 🙂
Happy Anniversary to RPAU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *throws steamers*
5 amazing years of pure dedication and support. You are all amazing and I feel so blessed to be part of this beautiful community. I know I am not here as often as I would like but can honestly say I have made friends for live through this site and you are never far from my thoughts. Neither is Rob for that matter LOL 😛
I remember clearly the day I typed into google “has Robert Pattinson been to Australia” and finding this amazing place. It was so lovely and warm and safe and pretty and I knew I was home. You guys m ake me feel “normal”. I am forever grateful to Maria, Michelle and Vertigo for putting me through my Rob education right down to what order I should watch his movies in. So many laughs and awesome fun times. Love you always girls and am still your biggest fan for what you do here. Here is to Rob and to spending the next 5 years and beyond with you all *raises glass*
Bahahaha I meant throws streamers NOT steamers! *snort*
Plus I didn’t mention a big thank you girls for everything you do on the site, I know first hand how much time you put in behind the scenes, I really don’t know how you manage it. You are amazing and we are so lucky to have a site like this where its pure Rob and no bullshit 😉
Aww @Lise-Lou – 5 more years – hell yeah. Hope you are all still here with us. And Rob – you better come back and visit now – ya’hear!
@Trish thanks so so much. So eloquently stated. This is exactly why we are so dedicated to bring you all the relevant Rob news – for all of you.
I don’t think I’ve answered everyone individually, but just know all your comments have made my year. Thank you *mwah*
Hahahaha steamers made me laugh out loud lise-lou, you can throw those too, we don’t mind haha! *hugs you tight*