Our Patrons

We thank our generous patrons.

Patron-in-chief

The Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC

Founding Benefactors

The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC
Lady Potter AC

Leadership Syndicate ($40,000+)

Mary Davidson and the Family of the late Frederick R Davidson AM
Jane Hemstritch AO
Hans & Petra Henkell
Peter Laver AM
Joy Selby Smith
Dr Michael Stubbs & Malcolm Roberts

Artistic Director’s Circle ($10,000+)

John & Diana Frew
Linda Herd
Suzanne Kirkham
Stuart Maunder
Michael Rigg & Gerard Condon AM
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Nigel Simpson & Madeleine Coulombe in Memory of Joseph H. Coulombe
Prof Barbara van Ernst AM

Platinum Patrons ($5,000+)

Margaret Billson
D&T Brown
Mr Anthony Buzzard & Dr Pamela Craig
Carolyn & Stephen Coffey
Lord Ebury
Marg Flatman
The late Freda Freiberg
Elizabeth Hill-Cooper
Mary-Jane Gething AO
Angela Kayser
Peter Lovell & Michael Jan
Kaye E Marion
Mercer Family Foundation
Tony & Genny Nunan
Grant PowelI & Sally McCutchan
Geoffrey Preece
Dr Richard Reed & Vivienne Reed OAM
Lady Southey AC
Secret Admirers (2)

Gold Patrons ($2,500+)

Paulette & Warwick Bisley
Margot Brenton
Ms Pam Caldwell
Prof Susan Carr & Michael Quinn AM
Alan Chuck & Wendy Hughes Chuck
Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker
John & Gaye Gaylard
Ian Kennedy AM & Dr Sandra Hacker AO
Angela & Richard Kirsner
Ian Manning & Alice De Jonge
Ian Merrylees
Dr Paul Nisselle AM & Sue Nisselle
Greg Noonan
Ruth & Tom O’Dea
Prof John Rickard
Elzbieta & Tomasz Romanowski
Sage Foundation
Ian Baker and Cheryl Saunders
Lynne Sherwood
Chris & Helen Trueman
Secret Admirers (2)

Silver Patrons ($1,000+)

Joanna Baevski
Dr Zita Ballok
Russell Waters & Marissa Barter-Waters
Laurie Bebbington & Elizabeth O’Keeffe
Stuart Brown & Lisa Banks
Andrew Buchanan & Peter Darcy
Elise Callander
Margaret Cash
Paul & Sherly Coughlin
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins AM
Dr Esther Davis
Beatrice & Richard Donkin
Dr M Elizabeth Douglas
Charles Edmonds
Dr Ian Eilenberg
Professor David Forrest
Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris
Peter & Melissa Hebbard
Anne Houlihan
Simon L Jackson & Brian Warburton
Jessica Jasper
Barry Jones AC & Rachel Faggetter
Mary Kehoe and Graham McCallum
Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
Dr Kathy Laster
Dr Anne Lierse AM
Selina Lightfoot
Jane Lowther
Prof Helmut & Ms Gillian Lueckenhausen
Ian Marshman & Judi Marshman
Margaret Mayers
Lawrence McDonald
Anne McLean
Andrew & Jocelyn McLeish
Ann Miller AM
Gillian Montgomery
Isobel Morgan OAM
Jude Munro AO & Louise Kummrow
George Pappas AO in memory of Jillian Pappas
Christine & Campbell Penfold
Merlyn Quaife AM
Dr Garry Joslin & Prof. Dimity Reed AM
Michael Riordan & Geoffrey Bush
Robert Sanderson
Lisa Savige & Douglas Savige – in memory of Diane Moseley
Sparky Foundation
Libby Smith & John Middleton
Christine Stott
James and Anne Syme
Rosemary & Dr Alan Tait
Caroline Travers OAM & Richard Travers OAM
Christina Turner
Peter & the late Elisabeth Turner
Ian Watts OAM
Margot & the late Richard Welton
Ann & Alan Wilkinson
Raymond Wilkinson
Robert & Diana Wilson
Secret Admirers (2)

Bronze Patrons ($500+)

Dennis Altman AM
Jenny Anderson
Margaret Astbury
Lesley Bawden
Jan Begg
Ines & Dr Donald Behrend
Cheryl R. Benson
David Bernshaw & Caroline Isakow
Maura & Stephen Best
Shirley Breese
Diana Burleigh
Karin Butterfield
The Hon David Byrne
Robyn Byrne
Malcolm & Melissa Carter
Janice Cheng
Vivienne Corcoran
Dennis Freeman
Mr G Grossbard
Alan Gunther
Jenny & Peter Hordern
David & Rosemary Houseman
Suzanne Hume
Dr Irene Irvine & Prof Iain Wallace
Dr Peter Kingsbury
Eve Kolar
Dr Shirley Lanning
Joan Lefroy AM & George Lefroy AM
Roger & Louise Lemke
Siobhan Lenihan
Dr Justus Lewis
Kristina & Bruce Macrae
Dr Anne T Myers
Jill Page OAM & Roy Page
Mary & Paul Reid
Graham Ryles OAM KSJ
Dr Gideon & Barbara Shaw
Dr Rosalynd Smith
Hugh Taylor AC and Liz Taylor AM
Teresa Tjia
Deborah Whithear
Secret Admirers (8)

Bequestors

Jenny Anderson
Lesley Bawden
Frank & Danielle Chamberlin
Peter Hordern
Peter Hourigan
Jane Kunstler
Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
Gregory J Reinhardt AM
Chris & Helen Trueman
Lorraine Weiner & Geoffrey Blick
Tony Wildman & Robert Gibbs
Secret Admirers (7)