Oliver's riding career started in 1988 and he completed his apprenticeship with Lindsey Rudland and Lee Freedman.
Some of the well known people included in the exhibition were Harold Mitchell AC, Tony Gould AM, Simon Madden, Damien Oliver, Catherine Crock, Christi Malthouse, Andrew Rule, Danny Finley, Mike Brady, James Money, Robina Beard OAM, Ann James, Stephanie Copus-Campbell, Geoff Cox (Coxy), Diego Velasco and Gemma Sisia.
Oliver Cromwell | Oliver Stone | Oliver! | Oliver Goldsmith | Damien Hirst | Oliver | Jamie Oliver | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | Oliver Sacks | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. | Oliver Twist | Oliver Wendell Holmes | Oliver Hardy | Oliver Reed | Oliver North | Oliver Nelson | Oliver Hazard Perry | Oliver Lake | Oliver Heaviside | Oliver O. Howard | Damien Hill | Oliver Tambo | Damien Dempsey | Oliver Lodge | Oliver Letwin | Oliver Kahn | Father Damien | Damien Rice | Oliver Knussen | Paul Oliver |
Whateley began to focus more on sports, writing regular in-depth features and gaining access to the likes of Wayne Carey, Greg Norman, Damien Oliver and Jacques Villeneuve along with covering football as a "second job" for the Sunday Herald Sun.