Wellbeing Chiropractic began in a single treatment room in Pakenham, Victoria, when a chiropractor who had spent two years as a rehabilitation patient decided that no young practitioner should have to learn the hard way alone. That chiropractor was Dr Robbie Hunt. His idea, mentor the practitioner properly and the patient is looked after, grew into one of Australia’s largest privately owned chiropractic groups, with more than 50 clinics across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Today the group is led by founder and chairman Dr Robbie Hunt, chief executive officer Dr Adam Curwood and chief operating officer Dr Mary Kalandos, supported by the heads of people, finance, digital and property.
Every Wellbeing clinic runs on the same idea: mentor the practitioner properly and the patient is looked after. Here is how that idea travelled from one treatment room to a national group, through the people who carried it.
Founder
Where it started
Dr Robbie Hunt · Founder & Chairman
Wellbeing began with a patient. After a serious car accident and two years of rehabilitation at Epworth Hospital, Robbie discovered chiropractic, graduated from RMIT University with an award for clinical excellence and found the early years in practice hard: skilled, but unguided. Time in London and training with international experts gave him a philosophy and the systems to match, and he opened Hunt Chiro in Pakenham with one aim: mentor young chiropractors so no one feels that frustration again. That clinic grew into Wellbeing, now more than 50 clinics across three states. Author of The Chiropractic Way to Health, he still guides the group’s vision today.
Adam’s own file opened at fifteen, on the patient side of the table. He trained at RMIT, then spent thirteen years at the adjusting table with Wellbeing, seven in Werribee and six in Hawthorn, before leadership called. Five years as Chief Operating Officer followed, and today, as Chief Executive Officer, he builds the teams, training and standards behind every visit at every Wellbeing clinic. A member of the Australian Chiropractors Association, he founded the Health Care Cup, a student fundraiser for the Australian Spinal Research Foundation, and hosts The Wellbeing Mentoring Room podcast for chiropractors finding their feet.
Mary trained through RMIT’s chiropractic double degree and built her clinical craft around the patients she cares most about: women navigating pregnancy, young children and families who want care that grows with them, with Webster technique among her registered clinical interests. Leadership found her through a plain observation: the things that make one clinic excellent, unhurried assessments, clear explanations and plans that respect real lives, are reproducible if someone makes them the system. As Chief Operating Officer, that is her patient list now: every Wellbeing consult room in the country, every practitioner and every first visit.
Shelley joined Wellbeing in 2009 as a chiropractic assistant, after an earlier career as a business analyst in financial services. Seventeen years later she leads People & Systems: recruitment, onboarding, staff development and support for clinic leaders, plus the processes that make everyone’s day a little easier. Her role has grown with the business, from one clinic to a national group, and the part she is proudest of is helping people settle in, develop their skills and take on new opportunities. Approachable, supportive and practical is how her team describe her. Outside work: netball, the gym, a good book and as many beaches as possible.
Jay grew up in Mumbai and came to Melbourne as a student to complete his Master of Professional Accounting. After finance roles in healthcare, construction and education he joined Wellbeing in May 2020, weeks into the pandemic, and spent the hardest stretch of COVID keeping the group’s finances steady and securing the government support it was eligible for. Today he leads a finance team of five: payroll, cashflow, reporting and the strategic insight the directors and practice partners rely on. Calm, wise and occasionally called the group’s doctor of finance, he speaks English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.
Moh trained as a psychologist at the University of Mumbai and practised in India before a Master of Marketing at Melbourne Business School, and consumer psychology still shapes everything he builds. As Head of Digital he looks after how people find Wellbeing and what they find: the website, search, campaigns and the information the group publishes across three states. He also leads Wellbeing’s AI implementation, from agents and automations that take repetitive work off the team to the way patients increasingly ask AI assistants where to find care, with a person checking everything before it goes live. A published researcher, he speaks English, Hindi and Marathi.
Dee joined Wellbeing in June 2021 after administration and operations roles across building and construction, manufacturing and supply chain, and today she looks after the clinic property portfolio across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland: leases, new clinic openings, fit-outs, landlord relationships, maintenance and procurement. You will rarely see her in a clinic, but much of what keeps one running smoothly crosses her desk, and she has been part of opening new clinics and improving existing ones as the group has grown. Born and raised in Melbourne’s south-east, she describes her job simply: make things easier for the teams so they can focus on patients.
Mentorship, clinical development and strong systems are how Wellbeing went from one clinic to more than 50. If that is the kind of practice you want to be part of, we would like to hear from you. And if you are looking for care, your nearest clinic is a click away.
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*Adjustment included when your chiropractor confirms care is clinically appropriate for you. If chiropractic isn’t the right fit, we’ll tell you that too.
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$49 New Patient Assessment ● First Adjustment Included*
*Adjustment included when your chiropractor confirms care is clinically appropriate for you. If chiropractic isn’t the right fit, we’ll tell you that too.
Select your Queensland clinic to book your $49 new patient visit.
$49 New Patient Assessment ● First Adjustment Included*
*Adjustment included when your chiropractor confirms care is clinically appropriate for you. If chiropractic isn’t the right fit, we’ll tell you that too.
