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+)
The Family of the late Frederick R Davidson AM
Jane Hemstritch AO
Hans & Petra Henkell
Peter & the late Anne Laver
The Gailey Lazarus Foundation
Joy Selby Smith
Dr Michael Stubbs & Malcolm Roberts
Artistic Director’s Circle ($10,000+)
Mr Anthony Buzzard AM & Dr Pamela Craig
John & Diana Frew
Suzanne Kirkham
Michael Rigg & Gerard Condon AM
Nigel Simpson & Madeleine Coulombe in Memory of Joseph H. Coulombe
Prof Barbara van Ernst AM
Linda Herd
Stuart Maunder
Platinum Patrons ($5,000+)
D & T Brown
Carolyn & Stephen Coffey
Earl of Wilton
Marg Flatman
Mary-Jane Gething AO
Angela Kayser
Peter Lovell & Michael Jan
Kaye E Marion
Mercer Family Foundation
Ian Merrylees
Tony & Genny Nunan
Grant Powell & Sally McCutchan
Dr Richard Reed & Vivienne Reed OAM
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Lady Southey AC
Secret Admirers (2)
Gold Patrons ($2,500+)
Joanna Baevski
Ian Baker & Cheryl Saunders
Philip Benjamin & Sandy Benjamin OAM
Warwick & Paulette Bisley
Margot Brenton
Ms Pam Caldwell
Alan K Chuck & Wendy Hughes Chuck
Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker
Freda Freiberg
The Late Bob Garlick AM
John & Gaye Gaylard
Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris
Peter & Jenny Hordern
Ian Kennedy AM & Dr Sandra Hacker AO
Angela & Richard Kirsner
Ms Linley Martin
Dr Paul Nisselle AM
Greg Noonan
Tom & Ruth O’Dea
Profs Michael Quinn AM & Susan Carr
Tomasz & Elzbieta Romanowski
Sage Foundation
Lynne Sherwood
Silver Patrons ($1,000+)
Dr Zita Ballok
Laurie Bebbington & Elizabeth O’Keeffe
Margaret Billson
Stuart Brown & Lisa Banks
Andrew Buchanan & Peter Darcy
Elise Callander
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins AM
Dr Esther Davis
Beatrice & Richard Donkin
Dr M Elizabeth Douglas
Charles Edmonds
Dr Ian Eilenberg
Prof David Forrest
Peter & Melissa Hebbard
Helen & Drew Horsell
Anne Houlihan
Simon L Jackson & Brian Warburton
Barry Jones AC & Rachel Faggetter
Louise Kummrow & Jude Munro AO
Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
Dr Kathy Laster AM
Dr Anne Lierse AM
Selina Lightfoot
Jane Lowther
Prof H & Ms G Lueckenhausen
Ian Manning & Alice De Jonge
Ian Marshan AM & Judi Marshman
Margaret Mayers
Christopher McCabe
Graham McCallum & Mary Kehoe
Jocelyn & Andrew McLeish
Ann Miller AM
Gillian Montgomery
Isobel Morgan OAM
Jillian Pappas & George Pappas AO
Jane Patrick & Robert Evans
Campbell & Christine Penfold
Merlyn Quaife AM
Prof Dimity Reed AM & Dr Garry Joslin
Mary & Paul Reid
Prof John Rickard
Lisa Savige & Douglas Savige – in memory of Diane Moseley
Libby Smith & John Middleton
Sparky Foundation
Christine Stott
James Syme
Rosemary & Dr Alan Tait
Teresa Tjia
Caroline & Richard Travers OAM
Chris & Helen Trueman
Russell Waters & Marissa Barter-Waters
Ian Watts OAM
Margot & the late Richard Welton
Diana & Robert Wilson
Secret Admirers (4)
Bronze Patrons ($500+)
Prof Dennis Altman AM
Jenny Anderson
Margaret Astbury
Lesley Bawden
Ines & Dr Donald Behrend
Cheryl R Benson
David Bernshaw & Caroline Isakow
Stephen & Maura Best
Georgina Binns & Richard Aitkin
Ms Shirley Breese
The Hon David Byrne
Malcolm & Marcia Carter
Vivienne Corcoran
Paul & Sherly Coughlin
Dennis Freeman
Mr G Grossbard
Alan Gunther
David & Rosemary Houseman
Dr Irene Irvine & Prof. Iain Wallace
Dr Jenni & Russell Jenkins
Eve Kolar
Dr Shirley Lanning
Roger & Louise Lemke
Dr Justus Lewis
Dr Kristina & Bruce Macrae
Jill Page OAM & Roy Page
Michael Riordan & Geoff Bush
Graham Ryles OAM KSJ
Colin Simson
Dr Rosalynd Smith
Hugh Taylor AC & Elizabeth Dax AM
Christina Turner
Peter & the late Elisabeth Turner
Raymond Wilkinson
Secret Admirers (8)
Bequestors
Jenny Anderson
Georgina Binns & Richard Aitkin
Len de Kievit and the late Graeme Bawden
Lesley Bawden
Frank & Danielle Chamberlin
Peter Hourigan
Jane Kunstler
Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
Gregory J Reinhardt AM
Lorraine Weiner & Geoffrey Blick
Tony Wildman & Robert Gibbs
Secret Admirers (3)